Today was my first trip on the mobile clinic. We packed up the car with medical supplies and drove about 20 minutes to village called Laguna. The clinic is set up in minutes in a small vacant building. We had medical students, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and doctors. Sara (a nurse practitioner) and I had some home visits to do around the village. We hiked a couple minutes to see our first patient who is doing well. Her husband came up to me and started complaining of itching and burning on one side of his back, which has been going on for months. We sent him down the clinic and sure enough he was diagnosed with shingles. After leaving their house a women came up to us and stated her friend was a very sick and we needed to see her if possible. Sara and I agreed and hiked for ten minutes in the heat. I was dripping in sweat! We assessed the sick patient and hiked our way back to the clinic to talk with the doctors about this patients condition. Doctor Phil and his wife Sandy have lots of experience working abroad in places such as Africa. They have been extremely helpful by explaining disease processes and various medical conditions to me. We stayed in the village from 8-noon. Mobile clinic was half day today. The village was beautiful. Lots of houses with thatch roofing. I saw lots of chickens, ducks, cats, dogs, and pigs roaming around. I forgot my camera, but I will be returning to that village soon for follow up home visits.
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