Medium Yield
A podcast about arcane medical history and facts with an Australian bent. A celebration of the niche and miscellaneous. Mostly low yield, rarely high yield - on average: medium yield.
Medium Yield
01 - Scorpion Sting Pancreatitis
By far the most easily remembered cause of pancreatitis is scorpion stings. But how likely are you to see sting induced pancreatitis in Australia?
References:
Albuquerue et al 2018 "Acute kidney injury and pancreatitis due to scorpion sting: case report and literature review", Rev Inst Med Trop Sau Pauloa
Carter, Murray 2020, "Marbled Scorpion", Australian Museum Webpage
Emergency Care Institute NSW 2023 "Bites and Stings"
Fletcher et al 2010 "Vesicle-associated Membrane Protein (VAMP) Cleavage by a New Metalloprotease from the Brazilian Scorpion Tityus serrulatus", Journal of Biological Chemistry
Kallel et al 2016, "Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis after Tityus obscurus Scorpion Envenomation in French Guiana", Journal of Clinical Toxicology
Nesvaderani et al 2015, "Acute pancreatitis: update on management", Medical Journal of Australia
Nesvaderani et al 2015, "Epidemiology, aetiology and outcomes of acute pancreatitis: A retrospective cohort study", International Journal of Surgery
Sofer et al 1991 "Acute pancreatitis in children following envenomation by the yellow scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus", Toxicon
