Medical Rewrites

The rewrite today is for Edward Scissorhands. The deep dive is about prevention of infection from skin injuries. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode Topical antibiotic sources Effectiveness of calamine lotion as an adjunctive therapy to mometasone furoate ointment in the treatment of infant eczema: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Se...

The rewrite today is for The Menu. The deep dive is about infections associated with eating dry aged meat. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode Symposium review: An abundance of replacement heifers: What is the economic impact of raising more than are needed? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32037180/ Eating and cooking retired dairy cow: https://livef...

The rewrite today is for We’re the Millers. The deep dive is about management of tarantula attack. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode Tarantula bite references A verified spider bite and a review of the literature confirm Indian ornamental tree spiders (Poecilotheria species) as underestimated theraphosids of medical importance. Toxicon. https://pub...

Welcome back to Medical Rewrites. Let’s call this Season 2. That makes the unplanned sabbatical from last year feel purposeful. At the time of launching the podcast last Summer, I had written several episodes and had what I thought was a lot of runway. I was able to continue to write during the Fall semester. But when Spring semester hit, I was in the weeds. The other parts of my job like teaching...

The rewrite today is for Trainwreck. The deep dive is about drug-drug interactions between alcohol and antibiotics. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode Fact versus Fiction: a Review of the Evidence behind Alcohol and Antibiotic Interactions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31871085/   Doxycycline PK after whiskey or wine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.n...

The rewrite today is for Knives Out. The deep dive is about pain management of musculoskeletal injuries. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode  Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pain Management in Acute Musculoskeletal Injury by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Musculoskeletal Pain Task Force https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30681429/   Nonph...

Our medical rewrite today will be for Knocked Up. The deep dive will be about flatulence and conjunctivitis. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode  Frequency of eye-related problems see in primary care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1936738/   Microbiology of conjunctivitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24150468/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.ni...

Our medical rewrite today will be for 28 Days. The deep dive will be about medical management of alcohol use disorder. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode Mechanisms of medications used for alcohol use disorder https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35133639/ LiverTox of disulfiram https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK548103/ COMBINE study comparing naltre...

Our medical rewrite today will be for CODA. The deep dives will be about Dermatophyte infections – aka ring worm. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode  Epidemiology and etiology of tinea infections· https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18478365/ · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33900539/ · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15097959/   Large case s...

The medical rewrite today is for Wedding Crashers. The deep dives will be about tetrahydrozoline, an active ingredient in eye drops and sugar alcohols. Please note that this podcast discusses the poisoning found in the movie Wedding Crashers. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References  Systemic absorption after topical administration of tetrahydrozoline https://pubmed.ncbi...

Our medical rewrite today will be for Cast Away. The deep dives will be about dental abscesses and coral injuries. This podcast contains both plot spoilers and descriptions of medical problems found in Cast Away. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode  Microbiology of dental infections: · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34571794/ · https://pubmed.n...

Our medical rewrite today will be for Wolf of Wall Street, the deep dives will be about cocaine and methaqualone. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References used in this episode  Cocaine and the cardiovascular system · Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28662796/ · Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21156654/   Cocaine and sexual function systematic review htt...

My name is Meghan Jeffres and I am the host of Medical Rewrites where we rewrite movie scenes with evidence-based medicine. More importantly it is about redemption. On this podcast we will fix the medical plot points that keep us up and night staring at the ceiling asking – why didn’t the script writers just call me? This podcast for the clinicians that can’t help but lean over to their neighbor i...

Our medical rewrite today will be for Bridesmaids. We have two deep dives today, tattoo infections and foodborne diarrhea. Please note that this podcast contains both plot spoilers and descriptions of infectious diseases found in the movie Bridesmaids. Movie suggestion form: https://tinyurl.com/8pa8svey References 2012 investigation of tattoo infections in Rochester New York: https://pubmed.ncbi.n...