By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Perform full body tick check after being outdoors 1 bathing showering w in 2h of outdoor activity significantly dar risk of Lyme dz2
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Tuck pants into socks to prevent ticks from attaching to skin of ankles legs keep to center of trail avoid wooded brushy areas w high grass and leaf litter per CDC
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Wear light colored long sleeved legged clothing to make ticks more apparent before attachment1 2
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Use personal protective measures repellants tick checks to darr risk of tick exposure infxn w tick borne illness
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 In pts w nonspecific white matter changes on brain imaging w o hx of other clinical or epidemiologic support for the dx of Lyme dz IDSA suggests against testing for Lyme while NICE suggests testing can be considered
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Don t test adults w psych illness for Lyme per IDSA NICE says to consider doing so consider not testing kids w developmental behavioral or psych disorders5
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Don t test pts w amyotrophic lateral sclerosis relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis Parkinson dz dementia or cognitive decline new onset seizures or other atypical neuro conditions for Lyme5
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 If appropriate epidemiologic setting test for Lyme in pts w unexplained carditis in pts w chronic cardiomyopathy IDSA suggests against routine testing for Lyme5
By vgreene, 21 June, 2021 Consider testing for Lyme dz in limited pts being evaluated for other conditions
