Up to date review and in depth analysis of Wilderness Medicine topics
A 34 year-old male with no medical problems presents to the emergency department with a bug bite. He states he was cleaning out his attic when he felt a pinch on his right arm. He saw a spider on his leg, killed it, and brought it in for you to Read more…
And now for the much anticipated conclusion of last week’s thriller (Zeccola’s Zoo-o-Gnosis: Lyme Disease Part 1). Last week we talked about what exactly is Lyme disease and how it can present a lot of different ways. This week we are going to talk about laboratory testing, co-infections, tick removal Read more…
While we may be trapped in our concrete jungle here in Brooklyn, many of us and some of our patients do occasionally get outside. In the Northeast in particular, this means a high risk of getting a tick bite and contracting everyone’s favorite zoonotic disease: Lyme Disease. This past month’s Read more…
You’re finally going to do it. Become the very best. Like no one ever was.
Become a pokemon master.
As you search along the mountain trail for the elusive EKANS with your eyes fixed on your phone, you step backwards onto a SNAKE. A sharp pain suddenly starts in your leg reinforcing how much better virtual animals are compared to those in real life.
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Keeping with tradition, I chose a paper to talk about for our first Wilderness Medicine meeting of the new academic year. I chose this paper which addressed the use of stonefish antivenom to neutralize scorpionfish envenomation. stonefish antivenom This is a topic near and dear to my heart since I, Read more…
Dr. Ben Kaufman did a great job this month presenting this paper that talks about the most recent trends for the treatment of frostbite. That paper can be downloaded here: Frostbite tPA Dr. Kaufman was also kind enough to put together a nice succinct summary for that paper. You can Read more…
This month’s meeting of our Wilderness Medicine group discussed acute shoulder dislocations in the austere environment. Before we begin, let’s consider the following questions: Can the diagnosis of anterior shoulder dislocation be made clinically? Do all patients with anterior shoulder dislocations need a pre-reduction x-ray? If you answered ‘yes’ to Read more…
This week we had a great wilderness meeting during which Dr. Hinds talked about insect repellents. This is a really important topic if you are going to visit one of the regions of the world where infectious agents such as Malaria or Dengue exist. However, don’t forget that Lyme’s disease can Read more…
This month we had a great meeting where Dr. Janairo reviewed the Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the treatment of Pitviper Envenomations in the United States. This was a great review article discussing crotalid envenomations and can be downloaded here: Pitviper Envenomations Pam was also kind enough to put Read more…
This week Dr. Bogoch discussed a nice review article that talked about how common illnesses can be exacerbated by going out into the wilderness. These diseases could by fueled by climbing up or diving down or just about any other wilderness adventure you could imagine. If you want to read Read more…