![]() ![]() He ran a hand through his hair as he thought, then put the chart back in its holder at the end of the patient’s bed with a sigh. ![]() He had yet to see a patient survive after arriving so lifeless. It was always disheartening when someone younger than himself showed up in such a serious condition. The nurse folded her arms across her chest, letting the straight line of her mouth twist upwards as the doctor smirked at her quip. Don't think I've seen someone so pale outside a morgue. He's developed severe koilonychias, and when the ambulance arrived, these cracks on the side of his mouth were bleeding. He had only been out of medical school for a few years, obvious in his under-weathered skin and the way he still second-guessed himself.Īll the symptoms point to it. Looks like anemia, he mused aloud, seeking the nurse’s input. Nodding in thanks, the doctor’s gaze turned down to the paper in front of him, a furrow passing his brow as he read. ![]() The attending nurse handed off a clipboard to a tall man in white, then circled to the other side of the patient’s bed to adjust an IV and check vitals. ![]()
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