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IntraMed is pleased to make this medical book available to you in electronic form thanks to Interpharm Laboratories. Likewise, we share some questions asked exclusively to one of its authors: Dr. Victor Lanchi Zúñiga.
“We learned what double effort and sacrifice means. And most importantly, we understood that it is possible to overcome obstacles, that projects can be restructured, that there are those who need us. And the idea for this book came from this need. Knowing that sometimes there are many questions and few answers, understanding that beyond the circumstances there is a desire for improvement and that after the crisis there will be recovery.”expresses the book “Protocols of Internal Medicine. hospital patient”written by Dr. Victor Lanchi Zúñiga and that Dra. Karen Pamela Sarango Gonzalezin his presentation text.
A material published in 2023 – aimed at general practitioners, residents and medical students – and which, as Lanchi mentions, was created with intention “to bring together in a single book what is most commonly seen in the hospital”, as there is a lot of bibliography. “Although it is just another book, it is written in a way that is easy to read and understand.Add.
The aim then is to make it a useful tool in the process of education and treatment of the various diseases that are part of the reality of internists and for which hospitalization is necessary.
In addition to presenting the book as a PDF, IntraMed spoke exclusively to him DR. Lanchi Zúñiga about the common path between the content of the book and the aspects that play a role in his daily practice as an internist.
Victor Lanchi Zúñiga He is a general practitioner at the University of Cuenca, an internist at the University of Cuenca and a master’s degree in endocrinology at the University of Alcalá. Master in Nutrition from the University of Guayaquil; and a diploma in HIV-AIDS from the University of Guayaquil.
He also holds a diploma in university teaching from UTPL and teaching at Machala University of Technology; has training in diabetes (FUEDIN); and is a senior physician at the Teófilo Dávila General Hospital.
What changes has the epidemiology of hospitalized patients experienced in recent years?
Bed confinement, anxiety and loneliness – regardless of the reason you were hospitalized – contribute to the illnesses that lead to hospital admissions. This is even more true given what Covid-19 has caused.
What basic skills does an internist need for his or her practice?
Understand the patient, make necessary contact, analyze symptoms and signs, work as a team to order tests and select the best treatment.
What are the most common difficulties when caring for inpatients?
Apart from the severity itself, there is also a shortage of medicines and diagnostic tools in public hospitals. Also the lack of importance and staff to prevent complications from bed rest and anxiety.
What value do standardized protocols and individual clinical assessment have in each individual case?
Protocols are ways that can be used to facilitate diagnosis or treatment. It will improve clinical judgment regarding the patient’s pathology.
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