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How do you counsel older adults regarding the use, dosing, and safety of CBD-containing products for insomnia?

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

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Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02

Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients on Glucocorticoids.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20

Glucocorticoid Withdrawal-An Overview on When and How to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Clinical Practice.

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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