Endocrinology

Geriatric Medicine

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Do you routinely prescribe vitamin D to reduce the risk of fall-related fractures in elderly patients regardless of their serum levels?

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What is the next best osteoporosis treatment option for patients who completed 2 years of teriparatide, but has contraindication to bisphosphosnate therapy (e.g. history of atypical femur fracture)?

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Would you use a parathyroid hormone analog for treatment of osteoporosis in a patient with mildly elevated AlkPhos of unclear etiology?

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Would you start romosozumab in an active smoker?

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During treatment of severe osteoporosis with PTH analogs (abaloparatide), would a rise in alkaline phosphatase level >200 (in the setting of normal GGT) warrant discontinuation of medication?

There is concern for elevation in alkaline phosphatase as a precursor for bone pathology, such as an increase in risk of bone malignancy, potentially ...

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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

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Is a target TSH closer to the mid normal range justified in older individuals (age 70 or above) without any known cardiac ischemia or dysrhythmia or osteoporosis?

Is this recommended TSH target of 7 or higher based on the fact that globally iatrogenic hyperthyroidism is common in older individuals on levothyroxi...

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Is there any role for 25-OH Vitamin D testing in patients older than 75 years old in the general population?

Demay, et al., PMID 38828931

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