Breathless
The man had a tumor in one lung. A big one, apparently. Large enough to pull his gullet and Adam’s apple visibly to the left. I wait my turn with other medical students walking the wards, put my stethoscope to his back and hear…nothing. Other side, other lung. Nothing. Back and forth, again. Not a damn thing. Again. Frustrated, I move aside so others can get their turn. The pulmonologist teaching us asks if we’d … Read More
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