Medical Kinyarwanda Phrasebook and Glossary

This book includes a template for a complete history and physical in English-Kinyarwanda. The sections include: introduction/demographics, chief complaint/pain assessment, common complaints (as voiced by patients), past medical & surgical history (list of diseases), allergies/medications, family/social history, review of systems, common commands used during the physical exam, and the physical exam template. There are also sections on doing joint exams, counseling for common ailments and pharmacy instructions and a listing of body parts. A brief 750 word glossary of English-Kinyarwanda and Kinyarwanda-English words and phrases commonly used by physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians and social workers is included. This pocket-sized book is not meant to be all-inclusive but should prove very useful to anyone working in a hospital or clinic in Rwanda.