Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
EASD: Intranasal glucagon reverses hypoglycemia in children and adolescents
Intranasal administration of a glucagon powder successfully increased blood glucose within 20 minutes of simulated hypoglycemia in a study of...
Case Reports
Case Report: A Bittersweet Death
A 32-year-old man was referred for emergent evaluation of diabetes-associated complications by his primary care physician.
News
FDA warns of disabling joint pain from DPP-4 inhibitors
Most patients developed symptoms within a month of beginning treatment; however, some patients had been on a DPP-4 inhibitor for as long as a year...
News
Longer hospitalization after bariatric surgery ups readmission risk
Key clinical point: Short length of hospital stay after bariatric surgery was not a risk factor for readmission. Major finding: Patients who were...
Commentary
MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment
Should cellulitis treatment always include an antibiotic that covers MRSA?
Law & Medicine
Malpractice Counsel
Commentaries on cases involving hypoglycemia in a 44-year-old man with type 1 diabetes and hyperkalemia in a 59-year-old man with weakness and...
News
FDA: SGLT2 inhibitors may lead to ketoacidosis
News
New guidelines address hypopituitarism in TBI
Key clinical point: Screening for and treating pituitary hormone deficiencies is recommended for people with complicated mild traumatic brain...
Case Reports
Mind the Gap: Case Study in Toxicology
News
Unrecognized diabetes common in acute MI
Key clinical point: Many patients presenting with acute MI had unrecognized diabetes and, in most cases, that DM remained undiagnosed, untreated,...