Patients who titrate too quickly may feel nauseous and reduce food intake unsustainably, while those who titrate too slowly may miss the medication's peak appetite-suppressing window
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However, the finding was considered secondary to the reduction of blood pressure rather than a direct effect of the drug on the RAAS
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If those benefits prove durable, Bellomo noted that mortality improvements would likely arise primarily through reductions in cardiovascular disease, with smaller contributions from other obesity-related conditions
Diagnostic imaging and testing , including endoscopy reports, gastric-emptying studies, and lab data showing nutritional deficits or electrolyte abnormalities