I swear, I had four patients today who all had skin infections of the fingers of their left hand.

[Aristus]

It's like they were pledging a fraternity, or obtaining Xerox copies, or something.

Weird...

[AndJusticeForSome]

1. These days, a post like this has me wondering

what was just said on MSNBC or CNN that can somehow relate to the observation, or if it's just really an observation you had at work.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I know Aristus, and this is the sort of observation he has from his clinical work. He's a PA.

Also, this is The Lounge, where this sort of topic is expected, and appropriate.

[AndJusticeForSome]

5. Yes, agreed, thanks for pointing it out

Anybody but him and I would *know* it was an ironic or witty comment about something else, but, you know what I mean about oblique posts these days of such rapidly evolving events that everybody assumes everybody else will get the reference?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I know what you mean indeed! I don't usually get those!

I'm too old for this shit!

[MontanaMama]

2. For real?

What was the diagnosis? 😏

[Doodley]

3. Were they doing yardwork. Could it be ragweed?

[NCjack]

7. Maybe they got it from shaking hands with each other ... no, no

that can't be it.

[handmade34]

8. well

I happen to have an infection in my left hand thumb... what should I do? really, it hurts and I can't seem to figure out what to do- it's been over a week


thanks in the advance for the diagnosis!

[Texasgal]

9. I once did a volunteer clinic

in North Africa. Many of those patients contracted rashes and staph due ( on their left hands ) due to lack of sanitation for bowel movements. We kept getting them and we just couldn't figure it out until several of our medical guides told us about how most use their left hand because they eat with their right hand.

We were able to get some organizations to donate sanitation products along with hand sanitizer and alcohol cleaning stations.

Just some anecdotal weirdness for your thread!

[Aristus]

10. I get days like this sometimes. Days when everyone seems to have the same complaint.

There are 'chest pain' days, 'shortness of breath' days, and I guess today was 'infected fingers of left hand' day. Lots of specimens to culture, prescribed antibiotics when appropriate, wound cleansing, and bandaging.

That's it. I'm beat. Crazy-busy day. I'm going to go home and cry myself to sleep...

(Not really, but you get the idea... )