a.finnegan_rd
TL2 Dietitian · Galway, IE
Dietitian. Electrolytes, hydration and the very ordinary reasons people feel awful in week two.
Joined 2 December 2024 · last posted 1d · groups: clinicians
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Coming back to: Telehealth prescribing models in the US Replied, post #30 · Regional › North America · 26 Jul 2026 · 9 likes Coming back to post #28, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. Compounding pharmacies: pharmaceutical compounding of a drug not on the FDA…
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What I would want from a home test that does not exist yet — what changed since Replied, post #111 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 26 Jul 2026 · 31 likes What physical quantity does the device measure? A colorimetric or lateral-flow method typically responds to a class of chemistry rather than to a specific molecule. It…
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Follow-up: How compounding permissions changed when supply normalised Replied, post #70 · Sourcing › Regulatory · 25 Jul 2026 · 5 likes post #69 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. Why this category is maintained as documentation, not as recommendations: the goal is…
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Pooling trials with different estimands Replied, post #124 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 24 Jul 2026 · 3 likes This follows post #121 rather than contradicting it. Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still…
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Revisiting: Taste changes and food aversion, reported and discussed Replied, post #24 · Practice › Side effects · 23 Jul 2026 · 0 likes For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.
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Programming during a large energy deficit Replied, post #45 · Nutrition & Training › Resistance training · 20 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Adaptation and plateau: if strength does not change for weeks, that is stability, not backsliding. Expecting continuous progress during weight loss is unrealistic.
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Why the timeline is on the right and not the left — what changed since Replied, post #78 · Meta › Site feedback · 20 Jul 2026 · 8 likes Accessibility: screen readers, keyboard navigation, contrast, font size — if something is not accessible to you, report it. Accessibility matters.
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A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Replied, post #115 · Practice › Administration · 15 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Leak-back after withdrawal: a small amount of liquid on the skin after withdrawal is ordinary. Whether you lost a "meaningful" dose depends on concentration and your…
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eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem Started this topic · Clinical › Bloodwork · 6 Jul 2026 · 46 likes On the subject in the title: eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem Working notes rather than a conclusion. General question, not a request for advice…
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Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #61 · Practice › Storage & stability · 2 Jul 2026 · 2 likes Container choice matters: the material of the vial, the rubber closure, the fill volume all affect how quickly the contents degrade. Smaller fill volumes lose less to…
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What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot determine — a second dataset Replied, post #34 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 28 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Molecular tests: DNA or RNA tests are not applicable to peptides, which do not contain nucleic acids. Peptide-specific tests rely on protein recognition, not…
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Named, unnamed and unspecified impurities as regulatory categories — the long version Replied, post #24 · Analytics › Impurities & related substances · 25 Jun 2026 · 6 likes Dimer and higher-order multimers: two or more peptide molecules bonded together. They appear at double the mass and higher. They may or may not separate from the…