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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

4 Chronic Kidney Disease The FLOW trial randomized 3,534 patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes and started treating them with s.c. Both the FDA and EMA recommend that doctors monitor patients with diabetic retinopathy who are undergoing semaglutide treatment closely. semaglutide 1.0 mg or placebo in 2019.

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Dr. Marsh Shares 3 Tips for Healthy Feet

Logansport Memorial Hospital

For example, numbness in your feet may be a sign of diabetes or swelling could indicate high blood pressure. In this blog article, Dr. Scott Marsh, our podiatrist here at Logansport Memorial, shares some tips to keep your feet healthy. If you have diabetes, see your podiatrist for regular check-ups.

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Join ABIM Governance: apply by July 20

ABIM

The post Join ABIM Governance: apply by July 20 first appeared on ABIM Blog. Read more about how ABIM chooses members of governance. If you have a genuine interest in professional development and standard setting for internal medicine and its subspecialties, consider applying to one of the openings below. RN, APRN, PA, NP, Pharm.D.,

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Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. As described by my friend Jack Penner elsewhere in this blog series, a core tenet of analytic reasoning involves interpretation of the pretest and posttest probabilities of a disease. We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart.

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“Antibiotic Failure” – Mike Rose

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Case: Mrs. G is a 66-year-old woman with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes and peripheral artery disease admitted from clinic with concern for left ankle and foot cellulitis. In the hospital, this often requires thinking about risk factors for multidrug resistant organisms (e.g.,, Pseudomonas , MRSA, ESBL).

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Christine Twining, MD, Chair, ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 1, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? So, I don’t think we should have these silos. What is it called? Cancer Pain, Non-Cancer Pain: A Distinction Without the Difference?

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