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Lyme DiseaseNichole C. Martin RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN
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Black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) a.k.a. Deer tick
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Life cycle of a tick
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Transmission of B.burgdorferi
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Transmission of B.burgdorferi
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Transmission of B.burgdorferi
• Risk of transmission of B. burgdorferi from an infected tick increases with the amount of time the tick is embedded
24 hours - 0%48 hours - 12%72 hours - 79%96 hours - 94%
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Removal
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Symptoms
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Symptoms
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Symptoms
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Two Tiered Testing
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Diagnostic Testing
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Treatment
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Other concerns…
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Case Studies
4 year-old healthy child that is asymptomatic comes in with mother who states the child is always playing in their field so she would like a Lyme
disease test
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Case Studies
24 year-old female comes in with tick embedded behind ear, this is the tick:
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Case Studies
34 year old male comes in for yearly physical. Works as a forester and states from spring to fall he pulls
multiple ticks off almost daily, states he usually finds them before they
embed. Occasionally finds both dog and deer ticks embedded but never
engorged, has gotten red rashes around bites before, denies myalgias
except the occasional backache
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Case Studies
54 year old female comes in stating fatigue, generalized weakness, and diffuse arthralgias for the past 3-4 years, states “I looked online and I
think I have Lyme’s”
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Case Studies
63 year old female presents to the ED via EMS with complaint of general
malaise for past 3 weeks, body aches for past week and syncope today, EKG
shows this:
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