Brain Renovation

Being limited to only 20 lab tests certainly constrains the internist in me. But it's nice to be stocked with so many more meds and tests than I have had to work with in some other developing world clinics. Our pharmacy does a wonderful job to keep us well-stocked in such a difficult logistical climate.
Of course, there are also the cases where you don't need a better lab, you really need a bigger brain. Dermatology cases are often like that... we see so many odd rashes and I often leave thinking I'll try steroid cream, than fungal cream, but "What is it?" I often miss having twenty consultants available at the dial of a phone.

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Becka said…

Be glad you aren't dealing with Weston. He has even the dermatologists confused with the vast variety of rashes he gets. He is a walking rash.

July 4, 2009 at 12:00 PM

USBs with Minority Languages

5th Grade Memories

Enjoyed this wall hanging at a local official's office.

Snippets

Some recent glimpses of our life here. The local trader has many nicknacks that are mostly uninteresting, but he looks out for old coins for me. This Napoleon III French Emperor coin was from 1855. Makes one wonder how it made it all this way here. Gave me a great opportunity to lecture my kids on a fascinating period of history, and give them a 'piece' of it (No French pun intended). Here are some photos from our most recent 4 day seminar. This was actually the 7th step of the 'Timothy Training' and those who had been through the various steps were rewarded with a recently published Hausa Bible commentary. After the Bible, there are relatively few rich theological resources readily available in Hausa, so we were glad to be able to distribute these. We recently inducted a new PAACS (Pan African Association of Christian Surgeons) resident into our program. While I am not one of the faculty for this program, I do appreciate these do...

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