On being a doctor. Blockers.

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On Being a Doctor5 March 2002BlockersJack Coulehan, MDJack Coulehan, MDDr. Coulehan: Setauket, NY 11733Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-136-5-200203050-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The guy's an iceberg. I feel the cold breeze the moment I walk into the office, where he stands beside the examining table, his arms crossed, a thin man, pale eyes, dour face, measured stare. I'd say he's about 40 and prematurely bald.Maybe iceberg isn't right. How about an oven? I get the feeling he might explode at any second. Or minefield. That's it; he's a walking minefield. I've heard there are millions of mines left over from the war in Western Europe, tens of millions in Southeast Asia. Here on Long Island, we have minefields, too, but they're ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dr. Coulehan: Setauket, NY 11733Corresponding Author: Jack Coulehan, MD, 4 Townsend Court, Setauket, NY 11733 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 5 March 2002Volume 136, Issue 5Page: 407-409KeywordsBlood pressureCholesterolDrugsGamma aminobutyric acidNeuronsNeurotransmittersPotassiumScientistsVitaminsWalking ePublished: 5 March 2002 Issue Published: 5 March 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...