Remembering Johnnie.

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On Being a Doctor15 July 2014Remembering JohnnieKatherine C. Chretien, MDKatherine C. Chretien, MDFrom Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M14-0086 Audio Reading - “Remembering Johnnie” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Physical Diagnosis," by J. Coulehan. 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 Driving on unfamiliar roads in Southeast DC, I thought about how much greener it was out here than I had imagined. Southeast is a part of DC with higher crime and poverty than most areas of the district. I guess I was expecting something grittier and less yielding than the leafy boughs framing neat storefronts and the occasional gas station.It was midday on a spring Wednesday, my pager was on, and I had to be back at the hospital later to check in with my resident team. Now I was on a mission to find a funeral home.I ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC.Corresponding Author: Katherine C. Chretien, MD, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Medical Service (111), Washington, DC 20422; e-mail, Katherine.[email protected]gov. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Remembering Johnnie” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Physical Diagnosis," by J. Coulehan. 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 15 July 2014Volume 161, Issue 2Page: 155-156KeywordsAfrican American peopleBlood pressureCombined antiretroviral therapyEmergency departmentEmotionsNursesSleepThermometersThoraxTriage ePublished: 15 July 2014 Issue Published: 15 July 2014 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...