Ryan Maves's guest appearances

Ryan Maves

Special Operations Medical Association

Alex Potter

Mark Shapiro

Andy Fisher

Joe DuBose

Scott Weingart

Ian Wedmore

Geir Strandenes

Melissa Givens

OwlTail

Not all PFC is trauma.  Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and others will take you out of the fight if given the chance.  In this episode CAPT Ryan Maves talks about some of the more concerning and prevalent diseases encountered by deployed military personnel and partner forces and what you can do about it before an infection becomes life threatening. .   A few things to remember from the episode:  History and assessment are key in identifying tropical diseases. Remember to consider both history of exposures as well as the accompanying syndromes in formulating a differential diagnoses.   Malaria treatment consists of Malerone, Coartem or both.  No one dies without Doxycycline! 

<p>Not all PFC is trauma.  Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and others will take you out of the fight if given the chance.  In this episode CAPT Ryan Maves talks about some of the more concerning and prevalent diseases encountered by deployed military personnel and partner forces and what you can do about it before an infection becomes life threatening. .  </p> <p>A few things to remember from the episode:</p> <ul> <li>History and assessment are key in identifying tropical diseases. Remember to consider both history of exposures as well as the accompanying syndromes in formulating a differential diagnoses.  </li> <li>Malaria treatment consists of Malerone, Coartem or both. </li> <li>No one dies without Doxycycline!</li> </ul>

51: Tropical Medicine Considerations for Prolonged Field Care with CAPT Ryan Maves