Clinical Pearls
A collection of brief clinical pearls related to cross cultural and refugee health topics.
- Clinical Pearl: Naming in Cambodian Culture
- How naming is done in Cambodian culture and the implications for medical records.
- Clinical Pearl: "Fever" in SE Asians. Does it really mean an elevated body temperature?
- A short clinical pearl about a complaint of fever, but the patient doesn't have a fever in the doctor's office.
- Clinical Pearl: Circular Burn Scarring on Asian and African Patients
- A short clinical pearl about patterned circular scars on the skin of Asian and African patients.
- Clinical Pearl: Skin Decorations in East African Patients
- A short clinical pearl about the use of henna as skin decoration.
- Clinical Pearl: End of Life Care
- A short clinical pearl about the additional complexities of communicating about end-of-life care with non-English speaking. Recommedations for providers working with interpreters.
- Clinical Pearl: Infant Sleep Position in Immigrant Ethnic Groups
- A short clinical pearl about the positions in which infants from different ethnic groups are placed to sleep.
- Clinical Pearl: Uvulectomy
- A short clinical pearl on a tradition surgery, uvulectomy, performed in some African and middle eastern countries.
- Clinical Pearl: Report on Somali Diet
- A clinical pearl abstract about information collected from Somali nutrition education groups about the Somali diet.
- Clinical Pearl: The Stigma of TB
- A short clinical pearl about stigma associated with TB which has obvious consequences for health care providers.
- Clinical Pearl: Compliance with INH Prophylaxis for Tuberculosis
- A short clinical pearl about the importance of differentiating between medical practices in the United States and in developing countries in treatment of TB.
- Clinical Pearl: Dysuria Symptoms in Somali girls and women
- A short clinical pearl about dysuria in Somali females who have had ritual genital surgery.
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- An alert about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly during power outages, including link to information about disaster preparedness in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- Clinical Pearl: Working with Interpreters
- Guidelines about working with interpreters.
- Clinical Pearl: Ramadan - Reminder to Health Care Practitioners
- The impact fasting and religious practices during Ramadan might have on patients or pregnant or nursing women. Ramadan dates vary from year to year.
- Clinical Pearl: Consider Lead and Other Heavy Metal Toxicities in the Evaluation of Nonspecific Symptoms
- A short clinical pearl about the need to consider the prevalence of high lead levels among recently arrived Burmese.
