Endocrinology
- Continuous glucose monitoring: High-tech devices still need some low-tech backup
High-end devices that monitor patients’ physiology offer many benefits, but device malfunctions and disruptions are not rare events.
- Using continuous glucose monitoring data in daily clinical practice
The authors review data elements of the Ambulatory Glucose Profile Report, a standardized format for displaying glucose monitoring data, and present a structured approach to using the data to optimize glycemic management.
- Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage
The authors provide a review of primary adrenal insufficiency for clinicians in primary care, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine, who are usually the first clinicians adults with this disorder present to when seeking medical care.
Diabetic retinopathy: Screening, prevention, and treatmentEffective screening processes, timely referrals, and strategic diabetes management are essential to prevent and mitigate the consequences of diabetic retinopathy.
- A hidden cause of hypokalemia
A 21-year-old man presented with increasing fatigue and psychosis symptoms. Laboratory testing results were consistent with a metabolic disorder.
Diabetes technology: A primer for cliniciansThis review of the basics of various diabetes management devices is intended to enhance clinicians’ comfort level in helping patients use these technologies.
- Should I refer my patient for a parathyroidectomy?
In patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, this decision should be individualized and not based solely on whether guideline criteria are met.
- Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away
Two articles this month highlight opposite ends of the treatment spectrum, one on introducing adjunctive corticosteroids when treating Pneumocystis pneumonia, and the other on syndromes associated with glucocorticoid withdrawal.
Glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency and glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome: Two sides of the same coinThis review highlights the differences between primary adrenal insufficiency, secondary adrenal insufficiency, including glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency, and glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome.