A guide for visiting clinicians to Guatemala: common presenting symptoms and treatment
For volunteer clinicians from North America and Europe, treating patients for the first time in remote areas of Guatemala can be a challenge. Radiology and laboratory facilities are usually lacking, and the cultural and linguistic barriers are huge. This article provides clinicians working in Guatem...
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Published in | Journal of transcultural nursing Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 190 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.04.2006
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Summary: | For volunteer clinicians from North America and Europe, treating patients for the first time in remote areas of Guatemala can be a challenge. Radiology and laboratory facilities are usually lacking, and the cultural and linguistic barriers are huge. This article provides clinicians working in Guatemala with a description and ranking of the most common presenting complaints, as determined from a chart review of 1,500 patients. Unfamiliar diagnoses, empiric treatment, and pertinent cultural factors, including the fading but still-present hot-cold paradigm, are also included. |
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ISSN: | 1043-6596 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1043659605285408 |