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A 25-year-old female of Middle Eastern origin arrived at the emergency department (ED) accompanied by her father and her sister. She appeared to be in moderate pain, with her hands pressed to her right lower quadrant (RLQ). The patient looked slightly anxious when the male resident walked into the room. During the interview, her father seemed to answer most of the questions for her. When her father and sister were asked politely to step out of the room, her father became agitated, but stepped out. The patient became more anxious. When the resident began to examine her, she pushed his hand away and requested to be examined by a female physician.
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Al-Salamah, T.A., Moreno-Walton, L. (2016). Case 13: Islamic Patient. In: Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Jones, A. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22840-2_31
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