Recommendations to Appropriately Dose Medications in Transgender Patients
by Jennifer A. Polenska, PharmD
"Clinical Question: How does gender-affirming hormonal therapy affect serum creatinine (SCr), body mass index (BMI), and lean body mass (LBM)? How should creatinine clearance (CrCl) and ideal body weight (IBW) be assessed in order to dose medications appropriately?"
Keywords: Cross-Sectional Studies, Transgender Persons, Gender Identity, Sex Characteristics, Early Detection of Cancer, Laboratories, Retrospective Studies, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Body Composition, Health Personnel, Communication, Bone Remodeling, Documentation, Delivery of Health Care, Estrogens
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2021 September/October Table of Contents
"Clinical Question: How does gender-affirming hormonal therapy affect serum creatinine (SCr), body mass index (BMI), and lean body mass (LBM)? How should creatinine clearance (CrCl) and ideal body weight (IBW) be assessed in order to dose medications appropriately?"
Keywords: Cross-Sectional Studies, Transgender Persons, Gender Identity, Sex Characteristics, Early Detection of Cancer, Laboratories, Retrospective Studies, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Body Composition, Health Personnel, Communication, Bone Remodeling, Documentation, Delivery of Health Care, Estrogens
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2021 September/October Table of Contents