What are some things to consider during physical assessment of Chinese patients?

Question

Thank you for your help
P.S. Is it true that threre is high incidence of Parkinson's Disease among Chinese?

Answer 1

hmmm, in some areas of asia hepatitis b is endemic, so probably r/o hepatitis b. also, hemoglobin e is fairly prevalent in the far east, as well as some thalassemias, so a complete blood count would be advantageous in this assessment to diagnose any anemia issues. if the patient comes from certain rural areas, certain parasitic infections could also pose a problem. i know all of these things can occur b/c i work in a laboratory which screens new refugees coming into the u.s., and i see these problems in southeast asians, depending on their living situations. i am sort of generalizing about asia in general, so i may be stretching this a bit. also, smoking in china is on the increase, so follow-up on associated health problems in smokers may be advantageous.