Decision time.

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On Being a Doctor18 March 2014Decision TimeAlok A. Khorana, MDAlok A. Khorana, MDFrom Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M13-1452 Audio Reading - “Decision Time” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Decision Time," by A.A. Khorana. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail You walk into the clinic room, your lab coat sleeves rolled up, your stethoscope askew. You're tired, and it's been a long clinic day. You have the imperiousness of someone who just finished a decade of training, and you want this “urgent” new patient add-on who “has connections” to know that you'e being put upon. However, one look at the patient as he hunches over a basin trying not to heave, and you know that this is the real deal.As you sit down across from him, you pause for a second to look at his wife, who is gently ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.Corresponding Author: Alok A. Khorana, MD, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, R35, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail, [email protected]org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Decision Time” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Decision Time," by A.A. Khorana. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 18 March 2014Volume 160, Issue 6Page: 436-437KeywordsEmergency departmentLiverPharynxRadiologistsRiversSurgeryUltrasound imagingUrineVentilatorsVomiting ePublished: 18 March 2014 Issue Published: 18 March 2014 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...