Casey Kim, MD
@caseyjkim.bsky.social
Onc hosp at BIDMC, interested in Heme/Onc, digital med ed, QI, health outcomes, hiking, and finding great ramen shops
“How much time do I have left?”
As an oncology hospitalist, this is the most common ? I hear from my patients.
An interesting paper just came out in JCO using Machine Learning to predict mortality for geriatric oncology patients: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
My thoughts 👇
As an oncology hospitalist, this is the most common ? I hear from my patients.
An interesting paper just came out in JCO using Machine Learning to predict mortality for geriatric oncology patients: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
My thoughts 👇
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January 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“How much time do I have left?”
As an oncology hospitalist, this is the most common ? I hear from my patients.
An interesting paper just came out in JCO using Machine Learning to predict mortality for geriatric oncology patients: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
My thoughts 👇
As an oncology hospitalist, this is the most common ? I hear from my patients.
An interesting paper just came out in JCO using Machine Learning to predict mortality for geriatric oncology patients: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
My thoughts 👇
It's flu season, so that means it's also COPD exacerbation season in the hospital.
I always got a little confused as to what to do with all of their inhalers, but the gist is:
- Continue their long acting inhalers
- Duonebs will cover their rescue inhalers
I always got a little confused as to what to do with all of their inhalers, but the gist is:
- Continue their long acting inhalers
- Duonebs will cover their rescue inhalers
January 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's flu season, so that means it's also COPD exacerbation season in the hospital.
I always got a little confused as to what to do with all of their inhalers, but the gist is:
- Continue their long acting inhalers
- Duonebs will cover their rescue inhalers
I always got a little confused as to what to do with all of their inhalers, but the gist is:
- Continue their long acting inhalers
- Duonebs will cover their rescue inhalers
I took care of a patient with lung cancer who went to the ICU for respiratory failure of unclear etiology.
CT chest done that suggested “lymphangitic carcinomatosis”
Though he got better, that dx changed what happened next for him
A 🧵 on lymphangitic carcinomatosis
CT chest done that suggested “lymphangitic carcinomatosis”
Though he got better, that dx changed what happened next for him
A 🧵 on lymphangitic carcinomatosis
January 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I took care of a patient with lung cancer who went to the ICU for respiratory failure of unclear etiology.
CT chest done that suggested “lymphangitic carcinomatosis”
Though he got better, that dx changed what happened next for him
A 🧵 on lymphangitic carcinomatosis
CT chest done that suggested “lymphangitic carcinomatosis”
Though he got better, that dx changed what happened next for him
A 🧵 on lymphangitic carcinomatosis
Ever wonder if a certain symptom your patient with cancer is endorsing is related to their chemotherapy?
The short answer is usually "maybe", but here's a helpful chart of common toxicities by chemotherapy classes.
From hemeoncnotes.com, the solid cancer intro lecture!
The short answer is usually "maybe", but here's a helpful chart of common toxicities by chemotherapy classes.
From hemeoncnotes.com, the solid cancer intro lecture!
December 29, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Ever wonder if a certain symptom your patient with cancer is endorsing is related to their chemotherapy?
The short answer is usually "maybe", but here's a helpful chart of common toxicities by chemotherapy classes.
From hemeoncnotes.com, the solid cancer intro lecture!
The short answer is usually "maybe", but here's a helpful chart of common toxicities by chemotherapy classes.
From hemeoncnotes.com, the solid cancer intro lecture!
"Tissue is the issue"
For new pts admitted for new malignancy w/u, almost universally, the next ? is “is the biopsy done?”
Seems obvious, but choosing when and where to biopsy has some nuance and directly impacts time to dx and tx
A 🧵 on biopsy tips and tricks:
For new pts admitted for new malignancy w/u, almost universally, the next ? is “is the biopsy done?”
Seems obvious, but choosing when and where to biopsy has some nuance and directly impacts time to dx and tx
A 🧵 on biopsy tips and tricks:
December 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
"Tissue is the issue"
For new pts admitted for new malignancy w/u, almost universally, the next ? is “is the biopsy done?”
Seems obvious, but choosing when and where to biopsy has some nuance and directly impacts time to dx and tx
A 🧵 on biopsy tips and tricks:
For new pts admitted for new malignancy w/u, almost universally, the next ? is “is the biopsy done?”
Seems obvious, but choosing when and where to biopsy has some nuance and directly impacts time to dx and tx
A 🧵 on biopsy tips and tricks: