The first 200 lines.
My mother always used to say
that you could tell the difference between an intern
and a second-year resident by their sutures.
Wait, ladybug, you forgot your lunch again.
Made your favorite.
My favorite.
Go back inside, Grammy. Dad's getting your breakfast.
Bye, baby. Love you.
One of the more common mistakes an intern makes
is tying their sutures too tightly,
which causes tension.
Wow. Right? It's my first.
Car? Place.
I installed a Wi-Fi hotspot and a camper stove. Ah.
And, no, you can't borrow it.
The more tension, the longer it takes the wound to heal.
It decreases blood flow, increases scar formation,
and even necroses the skin.
What are you doing? I worked till 4:00 a. m.
Thought I'd put on fresh underwear.
Please do not tell me that you are living here.
I'm not. It's just a safe space
to put my stuff till I find a permanent place.
Oh, my God.
Please don't say anything to my mom.
I don't even talk to your mom!
Ah, this whole sister hate thing may work in my favor.
Okay, just come stay at Meredith's for a few days.
If you're gonna survive internship here,
you're gonna need a night or two of good sleep. Nope.
You at least need to do laundry.
You're offering to wash my underwear?
We agreed. No special favors.
So even though they may have technically closed the wound...
Hey.
...they may have opened the door to even more problems.
Whoa, whoa! Slow down!
My God. We almost just died.
Have you seen these e-mails
about Nick Marsh's plans for the residency program?
It's weird. The Residency Director
is e-mailing about the residents.
He wants to push pre-rounds by an hour,
set up a mixer with the nursing staff,
and wants to bring in a yoga instructor.
Oh! When? When will they work?
I mean, he's doing exactly what I thought he would,
but I just thought he would, I don't know,
stop by my office or send me an e-mail or call me.
Sounds like this is not entirely about the way he does his job.
The job that you offered him.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
So, I suppose I will see you ladies tonight.
Did you forget? Zola's presentation
for the Pacific Northwest Scholars.
Her paper is a finalist for their merit program.
What's the paper about?
Her hero. Dr. Ellis Grey.
Twist. I don't care.
I'll show up for anything that celebrates Zola.
I'll see you tonight. See you.
Nurse Krueger to the O. R. Nurse Krueger to the O. R.
Hello. Listen up.
Dr. Schmitt is your chief resident.
He's our only senior resident.
He's gonna be handing out your assignments
while I'm doing a kidney transplant.
Who can name the top three causes
of end-stage renal disease?
Hypertension, diabetes, glomerulonephritis.
He didn't raise his hand.
Yeah, I don't care about any of that.
Am I correct? Yeah, you are.
Do I get to scrub in? No, uh, you cannot.
Okay. Have fun, Schmitt.
I haven't slept in two days.
I am answering pages from six different services,
and I had a cupcake for breakfast, so no one complain.
Adams, you're with Dr. Pierce. Kwan's with Ndugu.
Yasuda, report to Owen Hunt.
And, uh, Millin and Griffith, surgical consult in the pit.
Uh, two of us for one consult?
Two interns make a whole doctor.
Now, don't embarrass me or kill anyone
or drop anything inside a patient.
This is the moment you go.
Come on.
Dr. Kwan.
Yeah. Tell me what you see.
Pericardial effusion? That's right,
which is compressing this patient's heart.
What would be your recommendation?
Hi! Remember Mr. Veras? He's back,
and his trach is infected. Can you take a look?
Also, a new patient in 523 needs an echo
and admissions orders for observation.
Are you talking to me or...
Always assume I'm not.
I have a VATS lobectomy in an hour.
I pushed that to this afternoon.
Maggie, I already rescheduled that patient twice.
I double-checked his labs.
A few hours will not change his status.
Okay, uh, yeah, I will get it all done.
Thank you. I will check in with you
after my valve replacement.
We're doing a valve replacement? What type of valve?
But you are on scut.
No special favors, right? Uh...
Uh...
All I did was put in a chest tube.
Was there an attending in the room?
It's the E. R., Teddy. There's about three attendings
in this area at all times. Was one specifically watching you?
One specifically has been barking at me 24/7,
so, yeah, I assumed she was still here.
Do you need something? Mika Yasuda,
reporting for Dr. Hunt's service.
I'm his intern today.
You know, you might want to find a new service.
Yeah, Dr. Hunt used to be chief of trauma,
and then he lost his mind, so now I'm chief of trauma.
Yeah, also, she's my lovely wife and mother of my children.
Her favorite color is blue.
Did she really need to know that?
Yes. To humanize you!
According to the Washington Medical Commission,
if he attempts to do anything on his own,
he will be reported and lose his medical license.
Understood?
Oh, so I'm supposed to...
Call an additional attending for the following...
Intubations, chest tubes,
surgical consults, I&Ds, NG tubes,
lap repairs, washouts...
Pretty sure this isn't surgical.
Well, don't give up hope yet.
So, when did the, uh... The vomiting start?
I can't remember.
Any alcohol last night? Drugs?
We shared a few drinks while playing "Barn Finders"
at a friend's apartment. Oh.
It's a video game.
You play? Sometimes.
Not at all.
Yeah, we got back at like 3:00 a. m.,
and, uh, we split some leftover fried rice
I had in my fridge. It's from that place
across the street from the student union.
We are never ordering from there again.
Any blood in your vomit?
I-I don't know. Here.
Okay, well, we'll get you both started on some IV fluids,
and then we'll give you another run...
Okay, just... Just stay calm.
Okay? Take a deep breath for me if you can.
Uh, Dr. Griffith,
we need some oxygen here, please. On it.
Okay.
What's happening to him?!
Uh, hold on. Hold on.
What the hell is this? I don't know.
Well, find somebody who does!
Okay.
Hi!
Hi, Pru! Luna, say hi!
Okay, healthy snacks, check.
Uh, sanitizer, check.
This is my kind of mom group.
No endless brunches, no power walking in full makeup
and earrings and tight leggings.
Alright, waters, uh, baby wipes, yes,
and, uh, sunscreen.
You are organized.
Not my first rodeo.
Thank you so much for calling. All I do is work
and watch Link bring home half the women in Seattle,
which, you know, I'm not one to judge a choice, but it...
Uh-huh. Okay. Look, if we hurry,
the girls can go down the slide while it's still in the shade.
Oh. Uh, are we late?
Yes. Let's power-walk.
Okay.
Did you page both of us?
Uh, I paged Chief Grey. I paged Dr. Webber.
Did you happen to talk to each other before doing that?
Uh, never mind. Never mind. Uh, what do you got?
Um, 19-year-old male with abdominal pain, vomiting, and chills.
He recently was experiencing chest pain,
shortness of breath, and a rash on his abdomen and chest.
Okay.
What about him?
College roommate.
They ate the same thing
four hours before both presenting with
food poisoning symptoms,
but he hasn't developed a rash or shortness of breath.
It's on his legs and his arms, also.
Let's get blood cultures, get a chest X-ray.
Put him on high-flow oxygen. Admit him to the ICU.
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