Clinical Challenge: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Resistant Hypertension
Once thought to be rare, the prevalence of primary aldosteronism is estimated to be 5% to 17%, although the condition remains underdiagnosed.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
We Have Better Obesity Medications, but Access Is Lagging
Obesity experts discuss the cost of newer obesity medications (eg, GLP-1 agonists) and access issues, including Ozempic shortages.
ACP Recommends Bisphosphonates for Initial Treatment of Osteoporosis
The American College of Physicians updated its 2017 guideline on pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
New Guideline on Diabetes-Related Hypoglycemia Management Released
Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline examines better ways to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes.
Case Study: Increasing Frequency of Nosebleeds Leads to Graves Disease Diagnosis
A 14-year-old adolescent with epilepsy presents with increasing episodes of nosebleeds, increased rate of speech, leg pain with little exercise, and irritable mood. Learn how delayed diagnosis of Graves disease affected her treatment.
Fasting Blood Glucose Linked to Mortality Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19
Researchers assessed the relationship between fasting blood glucose levels and the risk of mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Efficacy of GLP-1 Agonists for Weight Loss in Adults Without Diabetes
Author reviews the pathophysiology of obesity including the role of incretin hormones and the mechanism of action, efficacy, and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists as antiobesity medications.
Obesity in Adolescence Linked to Type 1 Diabetes in Adulthood
Adolescent obesity is correlated with both adult-onset type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Metformin and Sulfonylurea Use in People With Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19
COVID-19 can cause additional complications and even death in people with a pre-existing conditions like type 2 diabetes. Researchers studied whether the medications people with type 2 diabetes often take were associated with a risk of dying from the virus.
Medical and Surgical Management of Aldosteronism
The authors explore the etiology and clinical presentation of primary and secondary aldosteronism as well as medical and surgical treatment options.
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