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What practicing medicine with limited resources taught me

Medicine teaches us to look for answers. We are trained to order the appropriate investigation, obtain the necessary imaging, consult the relevant specialist, and use the available evidence to reach a diagnosis and treatment plan. But what happens when some…

Medicine teaches us to look for answers. We are trained to order the appropriate investigation, obtain the necessary imaging, consult the relevant specialist, and use the available evidence to reach a diagnosis and treatment plan. But what happens when some of those options simply aren’t available?

As a young physician practicing in Uganda, I have learned that resource limitations do not eliminate the need for good clinical decision-making. They make it …

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What practicing medicine with limited resources taught me