Pedro Politi

The true “wizard” of Oz.

THANK YOU, DEI

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Priapism should be short lived. If not, go to ER.

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It was about time!

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US Trends In Anticancer Medicine Pricing And The Impact Of Competition, 2014–20 | Health Affairs Journal Prices of anticancer medicines (including chemically synthesized medicines and biologics manufactured from living organisms) are a subject of concern, as they contribute to spending by health plans an...

The costs of care for individuals living with cancer continue to impact many as few generics & biosimiliars are available
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Correlation versus causation.

There are established pre-emptive combos for chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, depending on emetic risk of the chemo regimen: dexamethasone + ondansetron for moderate risk; dexa + ondansetron + aprepitant for high risk (high doses, full-dose Cisplatin, doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide)

Let’s ask Louis Pasteur 😏

Clearly, induction chemo is a lot less expensive than adding pembrolizumab.

But we have no sense yet on which approach is better.

The details of who benefitted in each do not overlap so I think that can help determine approach. 6/7

“The dose makes the poison” Paracelsus

Not much excited about dexrazoxane: it may interfere with doxorubicin antitumor activity.

Favorite reversal strategy in cancer patients! Start low, go slow.

Making it affordable is the next huge step.

Principles for management of hip fracture for older adults taking direct oral anticoagulants: an international consensus statement

#AnSky #MedSky #PharmSky #SurgSky

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Nice!

“The dose makes the poison” Paracelsus, circa 1500.

Bottled mate? Oh, my!

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Limited to BZD and delirium: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Found one: rbfhss.org.br/sbrafh/artic...

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Hope this helps: amp.cancer.org/cancer/types...

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Exhausting but you are doing such a wonderful work. You educate and enlighten.

“Timing is everything”. Thank you for this clinical vignette.

They get thyrotoxic.

Nice and thoughtful. Thanks!