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Medical Rewrites
by Meghan Jeffres
Medical Rewrites is the podcast that rewrites movie scenes with evidence-based medicine. Come for the clinical pearls, stay for the tangents. This podcast analyzes movie scenes with medical plot points that fall short of best practices then rewrite the scene or dialogue. Schedule: Q14 days on Wednesday Guest experts: PRN
Episodes
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Edward Scissorhands – prevention of skin infections
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...
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The Menu - Infection from dry aged beef
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…
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We’re the Millers – spider bites
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...
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Season 2 Intro
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...
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Trainwreck
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...
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Knives Out
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...
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Knocked Up
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/...
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28 Days
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...
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CODA
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/·...
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Wedding Crashers
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...
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Cast Away
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...
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Wolf of Wall Street
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...
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Intro
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...
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Bridesmaids
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:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Medical Rewrites is the podcast that rewrites movie scenes with evidence-based medicine. Come for the clinical pearls, stay for the tangents.
This podcast analyzes movie scenes with medical plot points that fall short of best practices then rewrite the scene or dialogue.
Schedule: Q14 days on Wednesday
Guest experts: PRN
HOSTED BY
Meghan Jeffres
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Medical Rewrites is the podcast that rewrites movie scenes with evidence-based medicine. Come for the clinical pearls, stay for the tangents. This podcast analyzes movie scenes with medical plot points that fall short of best practices then rewrite the scene or dialogue. Schedule: Q14 days on...
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Medical Rewrites is created and hosted by Meghan Jeffres.
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