The Breakthrough

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On Being a Doctor1 February 1996The BreakthroughDavid S. Pisetsky, MD, PhDDavid S. Pisetsky, MD, PhDDuke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27705Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-124-3-199602010-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail “Did you hear about the big breakthrough on the news last night?” the patient said in an expectant voice, startling me as I edged past his bed on my morning rounds.I knew the man as Roy Carver, but I had never spoken to him before. He was the roommate of one of my patients, but usually, when I was rounding, Carver would be concealed by a curtain drawn around his bed, either asleep, drugged, or reclusive.I turned toward Carver, who was propped on pillows. He seemed ready to cross the boundary that separates sickness from terminal illness. I ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhDAffiliations: Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27705Corresponding Author: David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Box 151G, Room E-1008, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTruth tellingReport of the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs: Withholding Information from Patients: Rethinking the Propriety of “Therapeutic Privilege” 1 February 1996Volume 124, Issue 3Page: 345-347KeywordsBreathingCancer treatmentCardiac musclesDeceptionHeartHeart failureMyocardiumNursesT cell receptorsTouch ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 February 1996 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1996 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...