Define PDE5 inhibitor failure in the diabetic patient. |
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Utilize clinical principles and expert opinions to evaluate patients with erectile dysfunction. |
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Describe the surgical treatment options for men with erective dysfunction. |
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Develop a consistent approach to initiating insulin in the hospital. |
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Appropriately adjust insulin therapy to accommodate special situation in hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia. |
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Describe the mechanism of action by which diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. |
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Explain the association between DM, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and A1C levels. |
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Discuss the relationship between DM and diabetic cardiomyopathy. |
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Describe the mechanisms linking DM, obesity and CVD. |
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Describe the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and recognize its role as a major contributor to end-stage kidney disease in the U.S. |
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Recognize the clinical manifestations leading to the development and stage progression of diabetic nephropathy. |
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Utilize evolving therapeutic approaches to the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, including new diabetes drugs, dialysis and kidney transplantation. |
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Recognize the importance of determining glycemic goals due to the catastrophic consequences in the elderly population. |
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Appropriately select and use oral agents in the treatment elderly patients with diabetes. |
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Determine when and how to start insulin therapy in elderly populations with diabetes. |
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Evaluate the excess risk of CVD associated with DM compared to non-diabetic patients. |
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Evaluate the evidence that the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists in diabetic patients is associated with the reduction of CVD. |
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Describe the mechanisms of action for the reduction of CVD with SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists and the lack of relationship to reduction in A1C. |
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