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Tag Archives: cuzco
Case Study 4 – Allergic Reaction
HPI: 56 yo male presents to the clinic with a new onset rash (“ronchas” as he described, which translates to “hives”) that appeared abruptly and without any impending event within the past day. Since its initial appearance which started in … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Medicine
Tagged allergy, belen clinic, cuzco, dexamethasone, dgh, doctors for global health, H1 blockers, hives, peru, reaction, urticaria
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Case Study 3 – Skin Lesion
HPI: 29 yo male presents to the clinic with a skin rash on his left leg that appeared abruptly over the past week. The lesion is not painful, but appears to be getting worse. He notes that he has had … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Medicine
Tagged belen clinic, cuzco, infectious disease, leishmaniasis, peru, puerto maldonado, skin lesion, sodium stibogluconate
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Peruvian Football
Outside of the U.S.A. in most other countries, especially in South America, futbol (or soccer as we say in English) is king of the sports world. Much of the culture, and particularly the news revolves around this popular sport. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Our Life in Cuzco
Tagged belen clinic, che guevara, club alianza lima, club cienciano, cuzco, futbol, peru, soccer, tampa bay buccaneers
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Case Study 2 – “Gripe”
Today’s case is an example of a very common complaint that patients come into the clinic for – “el gripe.” When translated, it literally means “flu,” but really I feel that it encompasses any or all of the symptoms of … Continue reading
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Tagged belen clinic, cold, cuzco, dexamethasone, diclofenac, family medicine, gripe, medicine, peru, steroids, upper respiratory infection
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Peruvian Drugs
Similarly to the United States, Peru (or at least, the Belen Clinic in Cuzco) also has pharmaceutical salespersons who visit doctors’ offices to give their pitch about the latest and greatest drugs. So far while I have been working at … Continue reading