The Persian Poet.

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On Being a Doctor19 June 2018The Persian PoetFaith T. Fitzgerald, MDFaith T. Fitzgerald, MDUC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California (F.T.F.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-0918 Audio Reading - “The Persian Poet” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Persian Poet," by F.T. Fitzgerald. 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 How often do our patients teach us?It was my month as ward attending on internal medicine. An elderly man had been transferred to us after the surgeons, to whom he had initially been admitted for severe abdominal pain, discovered that he had disseminated pancreatic cancer. Nothing they could do for him, they said, and so he was given to us to treat his pain.As I approached his room, I heard coming from it melodic, rhythmic speech in a language I could not identify, let alone understand. When I came through the door and approached his bedside, he abruptly ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California (F.T.F.)Corresponding Author: Faith T. Fitzgerald, MD, UC Davis Medical Center, Division of General Medicine, 4150 V Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817; e-mail, [email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “The Persian Poet” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Persian Poet," by F.T. Fitzgerald. 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 19 June 2018Volume 168, Issue 12Page: 891-892KeywordsAbdominal painChildrenElderlyEmotionsPancreatic cancerSurgeons ePublished: 19 June 2018 Issue Published: 19 June 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...