Coma Page #4

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How you feel?

Just "eh"?

You want to get on your side

for me, please?

- On your side.

- Speak up, I can't hear you.

What'd they give you

in that operating room?

Do you have any pain?

If I had any pain,

I would go see a doctor.

Now you want to breathe

for me real easy?

That's it. Slowly.

She was given narceine

to rule out pre-op narcotic...

Easy!

Two units without effect,

a few peripheral fasciculations.

So it's not succinylcholine?

Delayed return of consciousness

of cryptogenic origin.

I see no reason not to transfer her

to the intensive care unit.

Mr. Schwartz, you're going to be fine.

That's what you think!

- A grim prognosis, to say the least.

- Rather tragic.

Someone should notify Dr. George.

He'll want to review

the anesthetic protocol.

Right, he's been paged.

Looks like

another anesthetic reaction.

Page Dr. Bendix.

4-4-4-3-2.

Check.

George is not here.

No, Dr. Bendix. Bendix!

Maybe he left the hospital.

Try his office.

Could you page Dr. Wheeler, please?

So you see, Jimmy,

your kidneys are sick.

They don't work right.

We need to take out the sick kidneys

and put in a new one.

Today?

No, not today.

We have to wait until...

...there's a kidney we can put in.

Tomorrow?

I don't know when.

But it could be a while.

Dr. Wheeler, call extension 3-5-6.

You can have one of these.

Which color do you like?

Purple.

Take two.

I like purple.

I can see that.

I like red too.

Dr. Wheeler.

Excuse me, I have to go

to intensive care now.

A nurse should be right in.

Surgical ICU.

What's her status?

Greenly?

Complete squash rot.

She's a total Gomer.

It's brain death.

That patient was transferred

to the Jefferson Institute yesterday.

How can this happen?

All this...

Did you do an EEG?

Flat.

Completely flat?

Completely flat.

Did you repeat it?

No, not yet.

What happened during the D and C?

Nothing.

It's an unremarkable case,

according to the notes.

Transient PVCs late in the operation.

Nothing else.

She never woke up?

I want to look at her chart.

If it were my friend,

I don't know if I'd be that cool.

The potassium was what?

One-eight? Are you sure?

It must be a mistake.

Honey, I'm sorry.

I know you two were really close.

Susan?

There doesn't seem to be

anything unusual in the chart.

Normal 28-year-old patient

in good health for a D and C...

...underwent telothane anesthesia,

comes out in irreversible coma.

It's well-documented

that telothane causes liver damage...

...and severe side effects in

a small percentage of surgical cases.

- That's just the risk of anesthesia.

- I know you're upset.

I'm not upset.

You think because I'm a woman,

I'm going to be upset. I'm fine.

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