Chicago Med

Morning.

I have to pick up Owen at Helen’s before work.

Yeah, I get it.

You know, um,

last night was... It was really great.

Yeah, it was.

Huh.

I don't think I've seen this one before.

Helmand province.

That was our last deployment together.

Wow.

Jeff looks so young.

hey, we're good, right?

Of course.

Okay.

Good.

Bye. - See ya.

- This is what I always carried in the field:

Gear for fluid resuscitation, hemorrhage control,

airway management, basic meds, including OTCS.

Always have lots of pepto.

Oh, and tape.

Can never have too much tape.

yes, sir.

It's a lot to take in.

- I know. When do you deploy?

12 weeks, sir.

- Look, nothing really prepares you for war.

But a day in Chicago, the number of gunshots we see,

the navy sending corpsmen for a rotation in the ed

is a pretty good primer.

What's that, sir?

Is it a quick reference guide?

Case notes from the field.

Things I thought I shouldn't forget.

- Dr. Choi, we got a drive up and drop.

- Corpsman, with me. - Sir.

- all right, I got you, buddy. I got you, okay?

Hey, what's your name? Cuál es Tu nombre?

Huh? - Marco.

- Marco. Marco, okay. You stay with me.

We're gonna take care of you.

Single GSM. Left flank thoracoabdomen.

No exit wound. - Weak pulse.

Corpsman, cut his shirt off.

Yes, sir.

Hey, hey, corpsman.

What do you hear?

come on. Hey.

- I have weak breath sounds on the left side.

Means the lung is collapsed.

Air leaking out is pressurizing his chest.

He's got a tension pneumothorax.

Breath sounds unilateral and tachycardic, needle the chest.

- Hold pressure. - Yes, sir.

- In. - Okay.

- Breath sounds improving. - Good.

Bring in a board.

Easy, easy, easy, easy.

All right, let's move him on my count.

One, two, three.

Jeff, let's get an AP chest x-ray and prep a chest tube.

Got it.

He said, "I'm only 18."

welcome to chi-raq.

- All right, now try to stay off the hoverboard

for at least a week, Hudson, okay?

Yeah? Bye. Thank you.

Hey, Gayle. Taking your daily lap around our gorgeous grounds?

- Anything to get out of the pediatric ICU for a minute.

I swear, if I hear another monitor beep,

I'm gonna nosedive onto Michigan avenue.

- And how is little Timmy doing? Hey, cutie!

- He's had a good month, thanks to Dr. Rhodes.

Hoped we'd finally get to go outside today.

Probably best we head back upstairs.

- Dr. Manning? - It was nice seeing you, Gayle.

You too.

- Right away. - Hi, I'm Dr. Manning.

- Hi. My daughter, Alicia. She stopped nursing.

She's only three months old.

Okay, well, don't worry.

We'll figure out what's going on.

Why don't you follow me into the back?

I'll take the paperwork. You guys want to go in the back?

- Yep. - All right.

- Okay, got a new favorite: Capgras syndrome.

The belief a familiar person has been replaced with a duplicate.

That's cool.

- That was an unenthusiastic response, even for you.

- Sorry. It's the new pathology resident.

Mark. He's in my head.

What's going on?

- He's pushing really hard to get drinks after work.

Hang out on the weekends. Be pals.

It's uncomfortable.

- Why? Are you worried something bad will happen

if you become friends?

- What? No, it's just I'd rather be colleagues.

I got enough friends.

- Is there a limit to the number of people

you can let into your life?

Maybe. Yeah.

What is all this?

- Nothing. We're just talking.

Okay.

I've gotta get back.

- Are we still on for dinner? - Yeah, sure.

she's gurgling a bit,

but there's no obstruction in her throat.

She doesn't appear too dehydrated,

and her membranes are moist.

When did she stop nursing?

Yesterday.

I wasn't too worried at first.

My boys were both finicky eaters.

But when she wouldn't nurse at all today...

Any fever or vomiting?

No, none.

She's been a bit cranky.

She's been napping longer than usual, but that's about it.

Mama, I'm thirsty.

- Okay, baby, we will get you a drink

as soon as we speak to the doctor, okay?

All right? No, no, no.

I'm so sorry.

We go to the park every day. They're exhausted.

My husband will be here to help any minute.

Don't worry about it.

Let's get a CBC, cmp,

an abdominal ultrasound and a babygram.

- Yes, doctor. - A babygram?

An x-ray of her entire body.

So this could be serious.

- There's no way to know for sure just yet,

but I want to cover all our bases.

- I should've brought her in sooner.

It's just with my husband at work...

- look, you are juggling three kids.

Okay, I get it.

I only have one and it's a handful.

I will fill you in as soon as we know anything.

Thank you.

- No, Nina, I've ditched cable, cut up my credit cards,

and have nothing left to sell on Craigslist.

Yet, I'm still in the hole each month when the vig is due.

Easy there, Vegas.

It's med school loans and malpractice insurance,

not a note from a bookie.

Either way, I'm broke.

Had to post an ad for a roommate.

Here, look at this.

Come on, it'll make you feel better.

What is it?

Molluscum contagiosum.

It's a type of pox virus. It's a nasty one, actually.

Even so, stunning, right?

Like 10 pounds of raspberry rock candy

pressed into a 5-pound bag.

- come on, you must have a day off, right?

Go then!

It's summertime, the animals are really playful.

Elephants are my favorite. They're so soulful.

Okay, you sold me.

This Saturday, I'm at the Lincoln park zoo.

BP 126 over 82. Heart rate 74. Sats 100%.

- Hi, Mr. Mcgregor, I'm Dr. Halstead.

I understand you fell, hurt both wrists.

- Yeah, just a moment of clumsiness, you know.

They feel better already now.

- Don't be modest. He's here. Let him help.

- I put my hands out just trying to catch my fall, you know?

15 years on the street.

I guess I'm not as fast as I used to be.

Ahh!

- AP and lateral x-rays of both wrists.

Have you fallen before, Mr. Mcgregor?

- A few times. So much action in the city nowadays.

You stop paying attention for a second... Bam!

Face plant.

You're a big guy, Dr. Halstead. Football?

- Baseball. Just a fan now, though.

Cubs or Sox?

- Southside pride. Sox all the way.

Ah, I'm a cubs guy.

I won't hold it against you.

Love Wrigley.

The way the ivy creeps along the outfield wall,

the perfect stripes mowed right into the infield grass.

Breathtaking.

- Do you stay near the ball park?

- During the season. Sure, why not?

You know, it's fun seeing the players.

In person, they're larger than life.

Moises alou. Sammy Sosa.

Oh, yeah? Wow.

Must be really exciting. - Oh, yeah!

- Mr. Mcgregor, after your x-rays, I want to run an EKG.

Determine if a cardiac event caused your fall.

Sound good? - Sure, yeah.