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On Being a Doctor7 June 2005A Good ManJohn McClenahan, MDJohn McClenahan, MDFrom Richmond, VA 23220.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-11-200506070-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail At Ain Z'halta, a village in the Lebanese boondocks, a mosquito bit me on the wrist. I slapped it, brushed away a smear of blood, and returned to my guidebook. That evening, the bite itched. I scratched it and awoke the next morning with a welt the size of an almond at the base of my right thumb, a tender elbow, and disquieting red streaks running up to my armpit. President Coolidge's son had died a year or 2 previously from an infected blister despite the most advanced medical treatment of the time: hot soaks of Epsom salt, antiphlogistine, and ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Richmond, VA 23220.Corresponding Author: John McClenahan, MD, 413 Stuart Circle, Apartment B2, Richmond, VA 23220. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 7 June 2005Volume 142, Issue 11Page: 944-945KeywordsAlcoholsAnestheticsBloodBreadCheesesChildrenElbowRunningSulfonamideTea ePublished: 7 June 2005 Issue Published: 7 June 2005 CopyrightCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...
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