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- How can I select the right thyroid hormone formulation for my patient with hypothyroidism?
Knowing the features of the available thyroid hormone formulations can provide a starting point for individualizing therapy for patients who have concerns about product formulations or remain symptomatic despite a normal thyroid-stimulating hormone level.
- LADA: A case for starting insulin therapy at diagnosis
The author discusses factors that support starting insulin therapy at diagnosis in all patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.
- Acute transient phlebitis after a morphine infusion
Prominent ascending erythema outlining the infused vein and its proximal branches developed quickly after infusion.
Finding the cause of severe hypokalemia: A 4-step approachThis case illustrates the approach to a group of conditions associated with hypokalemia that usually pose a diagnostic challenge.
- Failure to thrive in hospitalized older adults: More than a ‘social admission’
Failure to thrive documented as an admitting diagnosis presents an opportunity to identify, articulate, and begin to ameliorate the true underlying causes of the patient’s health deficits.
- What is the optimal time for bone density screening in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency?
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry should be performed at diagnosis, with the timing of repeat scans predicated on the patient’s clinical risk factors for fracture.
