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TWiP 92: Kleptohaemodeipnonism
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Length:
100 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how fluctuation in the price of guinea pig food could help transmission of the agent of Chagas disease, and present a new case study for your consumption.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Links for this episode:
Ascaris on TWiP 21
Ascaris lumbricoides life cycle (jpg)
Child with distended abdomen due to Ascaris (jpg)
Bottlenecks and Chagas disease (Proc Biol Soc)
Letters read on TWiP 92
Case study for TWiP 92
A 20 yo Japanese female student went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. nausea, had vomited. Had just enjoyed homemade sushi an hour or two previuosly. She prepared the sushi: rice, salmon, tuna rolls. Salmon was local, caught by boyfriend. Tuna from store, sushi grade. No past medical history, mother with anemia. Takes oral contraceptives. No toxic habits. No travel. Monogamous. Temp 100.2, bp 140/90, hr high 90s, breathing upper teens. Physical exam normal except appears distressed in pain, belly extended, tender in left upper quadrant. Friends ate sushi but no one else got sick. All guests ate both types of fish.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Links for this episode:
Ascaris on TWiP 21
Ascaris lumbricoides life cycle (jpg)
Child with distended abdomen due to Ascaris (jpg)
Bottlenecks and Chagas disease (Proc Biol Soc)
Letters read on TWiP 92
Case study for TWiP 92
A 20 yo Japanese female student went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. nausea, had vomited. Had just enjoyed homemade sushi an hour or two previuosly. She prepared the sushi: rice, salmon, tuna rolls. Salmon was local, caught by boyfriend. Tuna from store, sushi grade. No past medical history, mother with anemia. Takes oral contraceptives. No toxic habits. No travel. Monogamous. Temp 100.2, bp 140/90, hr high 90s, breathing upper teens. Physical exam normal except appears distressed in pain, belly extended, tender in left upper quadrant. Friends ate sushi but no one else got sick. All guests ate both types of fish.
Send your diagnosis to twip@twiv.tv
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email
Released:
Jul 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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