ABSTRACT
The volunteer group had a successful trip overall. The local medical facility underwent substantial physical improvements. Sanitation in a limited area was augmented. There was a significant measure of "good will" benefit from the standpoint of an American venture into a developing nation. The National Guard units involved received enhanced training and improved their abilities to deploy. On a personal note, those of us who were given the opportunity to travel to and work in such an austere location gained a sincere appreciation for the genuine blessings of American standards of living.
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Developing Countries , Hospital Design and Construction , Medical Missions , Volunteers , Africa, Western , Hospitals, Military , HumansSubject(s)
Career Choice , Internal Medicine , Medicine , Specialization , Attitude of Health Personnel , HumansSubject(s)
Heart Function Tests/methods , Physical Exertion , Physicians, Family , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Attitude , Circumcision, Male , Infant, Newborn , Adolescent , Adult , Circumcision, Male/psychology , Ethnicity , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , South CarolinaABSTRACT
1 Single oral doses of lofexidine, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.6 mg produced dose related decreases in supine and standing arterial pressure and heart rate in nineteen patients with essential hypertension. 2 A mean oral antihypertensive threshold dose of less than 0.1 mg was estimated. 3 Lofexidine decreased mean urinary noradrenaline excretion 28% and caused significant retention of sodium and water. 4 The most prominent side effects were sedation and orthostatic dizziness. 5 Lofexidine is pharmacologically similar to, but apparently less potent than clonidine as an antihypertensive agent.
