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Scott Elman

Oct 22, 2026

7:48
Or does the age of the patient change what you might do? So
7:52
with at least the atopic drugs, and specifically in the IL-4s and 13s, we probably don't have to be doing any of this.
8:00
Where that changes, though, is when you're getting into JAK inhibitors.
8:04
Certainly, I think that mechanistically, based on the level of immunosuppression that those medicines can cause, checking a routine baseline quantifier on test, as well as a hepatitis panel, if your patient hasn't been tested before, is certainly reasonable.
8:19
There are beyond those testing for infections, whether or not we're checking liver function, CBC, lipids.
8:28
Certainly the label does say to check those.
8:31
We should be checking lipids.
11:25
So he calls up his buddy, Dr. Ellman.

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