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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2018

Testosterone replacement therapy for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Libert Ramos, Amir Shahreza Patel, Ranjith Ramasamy

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In one paragraph

Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Libert RamosDepartment of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Amir Shahreza PatelDepartment of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Ranjith RamasamyDepartment of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
University of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physician assistants (PA) and nurse practitioners have been moving toward specialty practices, like urology. With increased training and education, they manage more complex conditions independently. Whether they are the primary provider or the follow up to a specialist, physician extenders can play a vital role in managing patients undergoing testosterone therapy. Physician extenders should be able to understand the indications, risks and associated adverse effects of administering testosterone in order to proficiently take care of patients with low testosterone. The goal of this review is to recognize the role and the limits to which physician extenders should manage hypogonadism, and when physician collaboration or referral is necessary.

Indexed as

hypogonadismnurse practitioners (NP)physician assistants (PA)physician extendersTestosterone replacement therapy (TRT)

Identifiers

PMID29644169
PMCPMC5881199
OpenAlexW2783448273

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Registered trials

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