Do your patients know what 15 g of glucose look like? Dr. Anne Peters offers educational tips in this video commentary. Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
A prospective cohort study shows that in patients beginning hemodialysis, an increased level of fibroblast growth factor 23 hormone is linked with mortality. Medscape Medical News
The atypical antipsychotic agent aripiprazole (Abilify) reduced symptoms of irritability in children and adolescents with autism in an 8-week clinical trial, investigators report in the December issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Mark Williams, MD, introduces a new geriatric case series with an 82-year-old, white, female patient who presents with a chief complaint of progressive fatigue over several months. Medscape Family Medicine
Should adolescents with severe obesity undergo operation earlier than currently recommended, as their BMI is expected to remain high even after surgery? Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery who are discharged either on the day of or the day after surgery face a higher risk for complications or death. br / iMedscape Medical News/i
