Bad breath?

[EM STUD 3000]

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Does anyone know the exact incidence of halitosis in Emergency patients? By my own observation it is ~94%, but this is by no means scientific. Thanks in advance for this info.

 

[Chris_Topher]

Don't forget the attendings!

 

[docB]

Speaking of odors how many EPs think they can tell if their pt has a UTI based on smell alone? I think I can.

 

[SuperflyMD]

Originally posted by docB
Speaking of odors how many EPs think they can tell if their pt has a UTI based on smell alone? I think I can.

from down the hall🙁

 

[canoehead]

Cancer, UTI, GI bleed, pseudomonas, let's see, ETOH of course, all diagnosable by smell.

Also dental caries and in the ER I workabout 90% of the frequent fliers have a lack of personal hygiene that's just enough to detect, but not enough to make your eyes water. (Presumably the worst cases can't disengage themselves from the crud on the sofa.)

 

[musiclink213]

Originally posted by canoehead
Cancer, UTI, GI bleed, pseudomonas, let's see, ETOH of course, all diagnosable by smell.

Also dental caries and in the ER I workabout 90% of the frequent fliers have a lack of personal hygiene that's just enough to detect, but not enough to make your eyes water. (Presumably the worst cases can't disengage themselves from the crud on the sofa.)

i heard they were training dogs to detect tumours long before they ever appear as visible. i'm not sure how effective it is though.

 

[dry dre]

Originally posted by musiclink213
i heard they were training dogs to detect tumours long before they ever appear as visible. i'm not sure how effective it is though.

Dogs have been trained to pick up autism as well, saw this in a documentary. Maybe they can train dogs to smell/detect all of those crazy gene products so that we can replace oncologists and geneticists. K-9 detector for BRCA1...it all would make sense.