Totally bizarre clinical question

[mdtobewhee!]

So at derm clinic my attending gave me this question. While seeing a kid with lice, my attending wants to know what the specifications are for this creature living -- ie: if the child had ingested the lice/eggs, is it possible for the lice to live in the GI tract. I would assume no, given that I think lice and their eggs are destroyed by heat. I'm supposed to give a quick presentation on lice on Monday, and would appreciate any help anyone can give. I've never been totally stuck like this before, and have exhausted all resources that I know of!

--mdtobewhee!

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[tupac_don]

So at derm clinic my attending gave me this question. While seeing a kid with lice, my attending wants to know what the specifications are for this creature living -- ie: if the child had ingested the lice/eggs, is it possible for the lice to live in the GI tract. I would assume no, given that I think lice and their eggs are destroyed by heat. I'm supposed to give a quick presentation on lice on Monday, and would appreciate any help anyone can give. I've never been totally stuck like this before, and have exhausted all resources that I know of!

--mdtobewhee!

I'll give you some advice, LOOK IT UP! There is resources out there for lice, if you simply google it, you will get tons, so do your homework.

p.s. you must not know many resources

 

[EM Junkie]

Dude, if your best resource for medical information for a report to your team is SDN, you have problems. Try Up-to-Date, Harrison's, pubmed.com......

 

[unoriginal]

So at derm clinic my attending gave me this question. While seeing a kid with lice, my attending wants to know what the specifications are for this creature living -- ie: if the child had ingested the lice/eggs, is it possible for the lice to live in the GI tract. I would assume no, given that I think lice and their eggs are destroyed by heat. I'm supposed to give a quick presentation on lice on Monday, and would appreciate any help anyone can give. I've never been totally stuck like this before, and have exhausted all resources that I know of!

--mdtobewhee!

hmmm... heat? ha... how about HCl?!

 

[lattimer13]

I'll give you some advice, LOOK IT UP! There is resources out there for lice, if you simply google it, you will get tons, so do your homework.

p.s. you must not know many resources

exactly what i was thinking.

 

[letmein!please?]

haha...exhausted his resources...that's hilarious.

 

[blkkd]

Hmm...are you sure you're a medical student???

 

[mjl1717]

Hmm...are you sure you're a medical student???

Give the guy a break . He's allowed to ask medical qs!
but Id say look at Harrison's

 

[rockdoc]

I'll give you some advice, LOOK IT UP! There is resources out there for lice, if you simply google it, you will get tons, so do your homework.

p.s. you must not know many resources

Dude, if your best resource for medical information for a report to your team is SDN, you have problems.

Hmm...are you sure you're a medical student???

I wonder why SDN has a lot of mean people...

 

[Southpawz]

I wonder this too
:S

 

[ucsb101]

hmmm... heat? ha... how about HCl?!

hahaha yeah thats what i was thinking