S12: 10:45 - 11:30

 

A Case from Mulago: A Dramatic Heart and Lung Problem

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Leads: Alex Kayongo & Majid Sadigh

 

 

Objective:

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1. To become familiar with the most challenging aspects of practicing medicine in resource-scarce settings, both from the perspective of locally trained and internationally trained physicians.

 

 

Method:: Interactive Case-Based Discussion

 

 

Questions

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1.  What are the main challenges of practicing medicine in resource-scarce settings for an internationally trained physician?

2.  What are the main challenges of practicing medicine in resource-scarce settings for locally trained physicians?   

 

 

Pre-session assignments to students:

 

1. Please read the following article;

 

A Piece of My Mind; Collaterals by M. Allison Arwady, MD, MPH

JAMA, June 9, 2010—Vol 303, No. 22, pages: 2229 - 2230

 

2.  Please make yourself familiar with the following:

 

Pulsus Paradoxus

Kussmaul Sign

Cardiac tamponade pathophysiology and etiologies

 

Link to the Slides: A Dramatic Hearth and Lung Problem

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