Compassion
CHAPTER 2 Compassion David R. Shlim The twelve-year-old girl’s lips were blue with cold as she staggered through the thigh-deep snow. At 19 000 feet in altitude, she was buffeted…
Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues
CHAPTER 9 Cultural Competence Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green Background Cultural competence has recently gained increasing attention from healthcare policy makers, providers, insurers, and…
Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans
CHAPTER 4 Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans Patricia Ohmans Introduction One in 10 Americans is a first-generation immigrant, according to the US Census. Since the earliest…
Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants
CHAPTER 8 Cultural Competence A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants Alexander R. Green, Joseph R. Betancourt Background It has long been said that America is a nation of immigrants….
Dermatologic Disease
Chapter 64 Dermatologic Disease Arturo Saavedra-Lauzon, MD, PhD, Richard A. Johnson, MD Cutaneous disorders occur nearly universally during the course of HIV disease as a result of acquired immunodeficiency or…
Respiratory Disease
Chapter 69 Respiratory Disease Laurence Huang, MD Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can develop respiratory dysfunction due to a wide variety of disorders. Although the immediate focus is…
Cytomegalovirus Disease
Chapter 50 Cytomegalovirus Disease Paul D. Griffiths, MD, DSc, Michael A. Polis, MD, MPH Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infection in the general community, with 60% of adults in developed…
Toxoplasmosis
Chapter 37 Toxoplasmosis José M. Miró, MD, PhD, Henry W. Murray, MD, Christine Katalama, MD Prior to the emergence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), toxoplasmosis was largely recognized as…
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Chapter 40 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH, Michael E. Kimerling, MD, MPH All who mix with tuberculosis patients got infected, but remained well so long as they took…
Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases
Chapter 78 Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases Nicole M. Martin, MD, Raymond T. Chung, MD, Kenneth E. Sherman, MD, PhD Diseases of the liver are a major source of morbidity and…
