Parathan Karunakaran

Blood doc, Healer, Avid reader & Dog lover

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

@drprash89 @MayoClinic @MayoClinicCCM @KalagaraHari @AndrewGutwein Congratulations Prashanth. Good work..

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

@sajconline @ManjuSengar7 @HCC_HemeCancer @DrNikitaMehra @lingarajnayak @satya_yadav @BapnaAjay @DrRahulBhargav1 @SunuCyriac @bagalbp @dr_rajapramanik Blinatumomab is proving itself superior to chemo. This phase 2 trial data confirms the same. Awaiting the phase 3 trial data...

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

@RahulDoc2 @VincentRK Commonly used dose by GPs is Dexa 8mg TDS from 12-15 days.

Equivalent dose of Prednisolone is 160mg - which we don't use for either ITP or ALL

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

@sujithonco @santam @indranilsays @venky I am.not the expert here but few points
1.The context: It was a talk at a gathering of publishers

https://t.co/oxcX0Ratgo is mainly targetted at the source of sci-hub's journals : good-hearted academicians in western centres who donated their password to sci-hub

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

In India Elsevier and Wiley are trying to ban Sci-Hub - a crucial source of journals for those who can't afford to buy it.

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

@JerinOvett @DrNikitaMehra @dranupjdevasia 1 or 2 - 4 day dexa pulse helps control the emergent crisis - renal failure/hypercalcemia/hyperviscosity. 4 pulses is definitely an overkill for our patients.

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

What will you do?
Take the vaccine or give science a chance to grow.....

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

The Common cold - The invisible shield that protects Indians from Covid-19

[Vincent Rajkumar @VincentRK]

India must be being protected by cross reactive immunity from prior corona viral infections.

Let us examine the data:

1)>2.7 million diagnosed with COVID.

2) Seroprevalence in hotspots:
Mumbai slums 57%
Pune 52%
Delhi 29%

3) Much lower mortality than expected. @nramind

[Parathan Karunakaran @Parathan_Haem]

Our work on plasmablastic lymphoma

[Nikita Mehra @DrNikitaMehra]

Congratulations Jayachandran, @arunkumaronco & Team Medical Oncology at Cancer Institute (WIA) @ParathanKaruna1 @venkymd @dmani1982 @CI_WIA #lysm

[John Reneau @LymphomaMD]

#lymphoma #lymsm poll: For young/fit pt with advanced DLBCL and bulky disease (>7.5-10 cm, assume single site of bulk), when would you consolidate with radiation?