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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:white"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/newsletters/mec/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="300" height="215" style="width:3.125in;height:2.2395in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D99D0E.4EED0740" alt="alt_text"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#F2DF77">MEC Minute<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white">From Stephen Thomas, MD<br>
<i>Chair, Medical Executive Committee</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4 style="margin:0in;float:left"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#33678C">Today’s Minute<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666">June 12, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555">Team Upstate:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> A very important reminder, we are in full swing of the tick-borne disease season here in Central NY and the cases are increasing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> There are several diseases which can be caused by infected ticks when they take a blood meal from a person but Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis are the most
common in CNY. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> We all should be hyperaware of Lyme but diseases such as Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis can be fatal if there is a delay in diagnosis. There are other important diseases
caused by ticks in CNY, but these are less common. There is also the potential for co-infection with more than one pathogen which can complicate treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> IMPORTANT – if you have a patient with fever between APR and OCT in CNY, consider the potential of a tick-borne disease. If you have a patient with fever and rash (of
any kind), consider the potential of a tick-borne disease. <strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">If you have a patient with normal to low WBC, low platelets, and high AST or ALT, with fevers +/- headaches, strongly consider a tick-borne
disease.</span></strong> Treatments differ between the diseases, and it is highly recommended you call your local infectious diseases consultant for guidance. Anaplasmosis, in particular, is very treatable, and the patient can improve rapidly if doxycycline
is started early. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> See the CDC website for more information: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/index.html__;!!GobTDDpD7A!JCvIdNR2Lbzi46QOrk1k6TDt0htSBKafN3_k9FIPY5Y7G6LE05-laCZTNFtVdxys3uK-p7a1Ho0rT645Cg$"><span style="color:#555555">https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/index.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> Consider tick-borne diseases in your differential diagnosis and save a life!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555"> Thanks for reading,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#555555">Dr. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/medstaff/index.php"><b><span style="color:white;text-transform:uppercase;background:#699DBF;text-decoration:none">MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/wellness/index.php"><b><span style="color:white;text-transform:uppercase;background:#699DBF;text-decoration:none">WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/newsletters/mec/index.php"><b><span style="color:white;text-transform:uppercase;background:#699DBF;text-decoration:none">PAST MEC MINUTES</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="float:left"><strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white">Medical Executive Committee Mission</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white"><br>
To pursue excellence in patient safety and quality of care through the leadership, development, and support of our medical staff. <a href="https://www.upstate.edu/medstaff/med-exec-comm.php"><span style="color:white">Visit the MEC website</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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