Gastroenterology

Geriatric Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

In light of recent measles outbreaks in the US, would you recommend an MMR booster for immunocompetent patients born before 1957?

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How would you approach the consideration of continuing or ceasing colonoscopy for colon cancer screening in a relatively fit man in his 80s without a history of polyps on prior colonoscopies?

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How would you approach the management of asymptomatic ALT and GGT elevation in an older adult patient with depression with psychosis and without history of hepatitis who recently had dose of quetiapine increased and new initiation of SNRI?

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How do you decide between anticoagulation and observation for an incidentally detected subsegmental pulmonary embolism in elderly patients with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding?

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Papers discussed in this category

Annals of internal medicine, 2021 Nov 23

Risk for Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism Managed Without Anticoagulation : A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

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