A 27-year-old Inuit man living in overcrowded housing reports chronic cough and night sweats. TB is diagnosed. Which statement best reflects a physici...

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A 27-year-old Inuit man living in overcrowded housing reports chronic cough and night sweats. TB is diagnosed. Which statement best reflects a physician's broader role addressing health inequities in this context, aligned with Indigenous health guidance?

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Advocate for improved housing and access to care, collaborate with Indigenous leadership, and ensure culturally safe TB services

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Treat TB medically but social factors are outside the physician's role

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Advise him to relocate permanently to the south

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Emphasise individual lifestyle change only

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Avoid discussing colonisation or residential schools as it is political

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Tuberculosis and social determinants

A 27-year-old Inuit man living in overcrowded housing reports chronic cough and night sweats. TB is diagnosed. Which statement best reflects a physician's broader role addressing health inequities in this context, aligned with Indigenous health guidance?