It was 8 PM. Late. My attending called me. "Hey, Robert. I was writing my note and realized something..."

albumin-corrected calcium level is *less* accurate than the uncorrected total calcium level 🤯 I think we all know that that albumin-corrected calcium is junky and you need an iCal to really know the biologically active calcium level... but I didn't realize how bad it is 😬

I analyze Nutritional Epidemiology The analytic flexibility is so large that it will never be reliable You are better off ignoring the NYTimes Well section PS: This problem also applies to many other topics Video also on Youtube

A must-listen-to episode for all hemonc fellows out there! As our understanding of bispecifics evolve and improve, we are likely to be using them more often in our practice in coming years. Better to nerd out now and get a head-start! 😀 Blood Cancer Talks

People who are taking pictures of the screen in the oral sessions - Since you're obviously NOT going to use them again, when do you plan to delete them? #ASH23

1/12 TREATMENT OF SEVERE IDA I tweeted a poll yesterday asking how you would treat a 31 yo F with chronic iron deficiency anemia and a Hb 5.9 g/dL. The options included transfusion alone, iron alone or transfusion followed by iron.

@manupandey27 Sadly, that is true! To each their own. I never thought when I was a kid (that wanted to be a doctor), that being a doctor meant I would be writing grants to “protect” my time, so that I wouldn’t have to see more patients. Seeing more patients>>>>writing grants

Unfortunately, in our system, when more drugs are approved- irrespective of the evidence base, quality, or magnitude of benefit from these drugs- everybody becomes happy. The only problem is that patient outcomes don’t improve. We can’t be happy with a system that prioritizes

Happy to see our article “The Influence of the Microbiome on Immunotherapy for Gastroesophageal Cancer” has been picked as 1 of the Editor's choice articles related to cancer immunology & immunotherapy!! doi.org/10.3390/cancer… mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/1… #MedTwitter AHN Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

Left: Influential Indian actress Ms. Samantha Ruth who is unfortunately a health and science illiterate advising millions of her followers to inhale hydrogen-peroxide to prevent and treat respiratory viral infections. Right: Scientific society, The Asthma and Allergy Foundation

Rumor has it AGH will be the exterior setting for a major upcoming medical series 🤩 It’s a special place, inside and out, many will get to see that now 💗#MedTwitter #Match2025

Iron Deficiency Without Anemia (IDWA) is a silent epidemic, especially in WOMEN of childbearing age, adolescents, & children. Fatigue, poor concentration, & hair loss may be the only signs. Studies show ferritin <50 ng/mL is key. Don’t wait for anemia , treat the deficiency!

Omg. I got a shout out from THE Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO on the plenary stage! This is my biggest honour. Thank you 🙏 #ASCO25

The bleeding is not urological, it’s from your kidneys, you need to see a nephrologist, a kidney doctor & get a kidney biopsy -Aren’t you a kidney doctor? More of a kidney surgeon -So then you’d do the biopsy, right? No -So the nephrologist will do that? Also no, that’s IR

Hot take for your weekend reading! In this new Medscape Medscape Oncology column, I ask if practicing board exam questions make you a better oncologist. Many of these questions are simply testing if you know this new drug that added survival by 1month with substantial toxicities is

The Man Who Never Got a Nobel, But Gave the World Methotrexate — A story of forgotten genius, cancer, arthritis, psoriasis… and hope. 💊💔🧬

In medicine, detection tech is outrunning cures. More ppl are living with a medical omen of ~what might kill them in the future~ without the ability to truly know that will will happen or to fix it. The Age of Detection incurs a tradeoff between anxiety and longevity that will

2/9 STEP 1: CHECK THE 3-t-1 RULE When thinking about anemia, we focus on Hb because it is limiting for oxygen delivery. But having both Hb and Hct lets us apply the 3:1 rule: Hgb × 3 ≈ Hct. So Hgb 15 → Hct 45. Hgb 8 → Hct 24. Here it’s 8/20 - a clear violation.