A great review of the topic, check out the second section looking at potential benefits and risks of testosterone therapy.  Also, our next Virtual Primary Care Rounds on Sept 22 at 730 will focus on this problem as well.

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Mobility Assessment in Older Adults
NEJM

This links to a text summary of the information that is demonstrated in the video. Note that there are a lot of different tests that can be utilized.

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Anti-Obesity Drug Therapy: An Individualized and Comprehensive Approach
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Huge problem ( sorry could not avoid the pun!), by 2030, they estimate 51% of adults in the US will be obese.  Excellent table with various choices that include costs.

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How Do you Effectively Evaluate the Elderly for Alcohol Use Disorder?
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine - One Minute Consult

This is commonly missed, in part because we are not aware of how common this is, and also because providers might be embarrassed to screen for this. Check out the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening test-geriatric version that might help to properly screen for this problem.


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