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Poetry and prose
Poem
Fears from a medical student part II: Prepping the patient
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  1. Arpan V Prabhu,
  2. Ahmed Kashkoush
  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  1. Correspondence to Arpan V Prabhu, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 518 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; prabhuav2{at}upmc.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2016-011120

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    Veins replete with burning medicine, his eyes

    shiver shut. Is it quite the same to call this sleep?

    He's surrounded by masks, whispering and weaving,

    cleansing his arms, piercing taut skin. A catheter

    slithers into the …

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