Send a text Shoot me any comments or questions @Rotation2ptoh on X Intro Music: KI Instrumental (Rock Celtic) by Lyrium-2025 Outro Music: Sidewinder by Alex Grohl Courtesy of Pixabay under Creative Commons non-commercial use. Produced by: Todd Fredricks DO MSS Edited by: Todd Fredricks DO MSS Answers for Episode 57 Cellulitis Question 1 A 68-year-old man is evaluated for recurrent lower extremity cellulitis. In counseling him about prognosis, you reference a 24-year CDC analysis of cellulitis-related mortality in U.S. adults aged ≥65 years from 1999 to 2023. According to this study, which of the following best describes the trend in age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR per 1,000,000 population) over the study period? C) Overall increase with a steep rise from 2019 to 2023 Question 2 During a public health lecture, you discuss disparities in cellulitis-related mortality among older U.S. adults (≥65 years) based on a recent 24-year CDC WONDER analysis. Which demographic group had the highest age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR per 1,000,000 population) in this study? C) Non-Hispanic White individuals Question 3 A 72-year-old patient from a rural Midwest community presents with cellulitis. You consider population-level risk factors from a 24-year CDC analysis of cellulitis mortality in older adults. In which of the following settings was cellulitis-related age-adjusted mortality highest? D) Nonmetropolitan (rural) areas Paper for Next Week: Bobe, Jason R., Brandon L. Jutras, Elizabeth J. Horn, Monica E. Embers, Allison Bailey, Robert L. Moritz, Ying Zhang, Mark J. Soloski, Richard S. Ostfeld, Richard T. Marconi, John Aucott, Avi Ma’ayan, Felicia Keesing, Kim Lewis, Choukri Ben Mamoun, Alison W. Rebman, Mecaila E. McClune, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Panga Jaipal Reddy, Ricardo Maggi, Frank Yang, Bennett Nemser, Aydogan Ozcan, Omai Garner, Dino Di Carlo, Zachary Ballard, Hyou‑Arm Joung, Albert Garcia‑Romeu, Roland R. Griffiths, Nicole Baumgarth, and Brian A. Fallon. “Recent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges.” Frontiers in Medicine 8 (2021): Article 666554. Rotations 2.0 is copyrighted. But you can use any content from the podcast for non-commercial purposes under Creative Commons….BUT, BUT, BUT, you must cite Rotations 2.0 and Todd Fredricks DO MSS as the source of the material AND AND AND you cannot alter or edit the content in any manner without expressed permission of Todd Fredricks DO MSS. Rotations 2.0 is made possible by the generous understanding and accommodation of my beloved institution, Ohio University. The comments and ideas expressed on Rotations 2.0 are that of the content creators alone and may not reflect official policy or the opinion of the Ohio University, the State of Ohio, or the US Government or any other state, person or governmental agency. Listeners interested in specifics from the paper authors should contact them directly through their respective institutions. Any therapeutic ideas discussed should not be taken as any kind of medical advice or recommendations by the content creators and the content creators are not offering medical advice but discussing topics from an academic perspective. Listeners seeking advice about any medical care or decision-making should consult their own physician or medical provider and the content creators of Rotations 2.0 assume no liability for any listener's care or decision-making stemming from the topics discussed on Rotations 2.0.