Predictive Value

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Ad Libitum6 October 2015Predictive ValueNeil Skolnik, MDNeil Skolnik, MDFrom Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0226 Audio Reading - “Predictive Value” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Predictive Value," by N. Skolnik. 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 (In blessed memory of Jinny Skolnik)I had waited for yearsFor the call:“A spot on the lung,”I was sure they'd say,“She had been coughing,So we ordered the x-ray,”And, then—A hesitation.I rehearsed in my mindHow I'd feelHow many times I'd triedTo convince herTo stop, to give upsmoking. Wasted effort, perhapsBut no effortDone with love is wasted.Then last weekThe call came:Her bone marrow biopsy,Performed after a randomCBC—done for no known reasonShowed low Red cells,White cells, and Platelets:“Acute Myelogenous Leukemia,”The doctor said,Then he continued,“Prognosis: Weeks,Maybe months.”A week later we ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.Current Author Address: Neil Skolnik, MD; e-mail, [email protected]net PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Predictive Value” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Predictive Value," by N. Skolnik. 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 6 October 2015Volume 163, Issue 7Page: 553KeywordsBiopsyBone marrowCancer chemotherapyCellsChemotherapyCoughingEmotionsLungsMemoryPlatelets ePublished: 6 October 2015 Issue Published: 6 October 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...