Geriatric Medicine

Primary Care

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What is your approach to initiation of mirtazapine for appetite stimulation and depression in older adults, both in terms of starting dose and titration?

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Do you routinely adjust your interpretation of SLUMS and/or MOCA tests in patients depending on their level of education?

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What suggestions for environmental modifications do you find most helpful to reduce the risk of falls in the geriatric population?

Are there certain modifications to the home or aid devices that you commonly recommend? Some that are more cost-effective?

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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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What is your approach to deprescribing gabapentinoids so as to prevent withdrawal effects?

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How do you counsel patients who are concerned that discontinuation of certain chronic medications may actually perpetuate suffering at the end of life?

Do you ever continue medications such as rate-control agents for tachyarrhythmias, anticoagulation for blood clots, immunosuppression to prevent trans...

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How do you decide when to initiate medical workup (e.g., thyroid, B12, infection) in a geriatric patient experiencing new onset or worsening low mood?

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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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Is there any benefit in maintaining statin or aspirin therapy in patients >75 years old with stable, multivessel ischemic heart disease in light of challenges encountered with polypharmacy?

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How do you recommend counseling patients on the prognosis of advanced cancer as a generalist who is not highly specialized in cancer literature or cancer-directed therapies?

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For patients over 90 years old, is there any foreseeable benefit to undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion over permanent cessation of anticoagulation, particularly for those at high risk for major bleeding?

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How do you counsel non-diabetic patients who wish to start metformin to reduce the risk of developing dementia?

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What is your approach to a newly diagnosed LBBB in individuals >70 years old who are free of any signs or symptoms of heart disease and without other significant ASCVD risk factors besides age?

If the ECG was obtained prior to major orthopedic surgery (such as hip replacement) would that change your approach?

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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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Do you typically screen every patient with headaches after the age of 60 with ESR?

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Do you recommend performing cognitive testing in the clinic to determine the blood pressure target in patients 80 years or older?

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Would you recommend AV fistula placement in a CKD Stage 5 patient who is over the age of 80?

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Do you recommend life long aspirin 81 mg daily for non-specific T2 white matter hyper-intensities on MRI brain?

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Do you still plan to offer tofacitinib to RA patients over 65 if they have one or more additional CV risk factors?

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Given the "LDL Paradox", in which RA patients with the highest levels of inflammation can have ultra-low levels of LDL (<70), how do you approach initiation of statin therapy in these patients?

Dr. Charles-Schoeman presented data at ACR 21 showing that, paradoxically, there is a U-shaped relationship between inflammation and LDL levels in pat...

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In patients with thrombocytosis with negative MPN workup from peripheral blood and bone marrow, is there a role for daily 81mg aspirin or other treatment?

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