00:00Your platelets are a little low.
00:03Is that bad?
00:05It's not unusual, after all the fluids they've given you.
00:09What? I...
00:10I was talking to Simone. She's a doctor too.
00:13Yes, I'm aware.
00:15Your red cell count's also low and you're showing clinical signs of anemia.
00:18So we gotta make sure we're just looking at a lupus flare and you're not getting worse.
00:21You're gonna need a blood transfusion.
00:23Might be hard to find compatible blood that her body won't attack.
00:26She's right. I've been transfused a lot.
00:28I know. It can be more difficult, which is why I started the type and cross hours ago.
00:32In the meantime, I'm gonna put you on some IV fluids, get you a small dose of steroids, okay?
00:36Okay.
00:37And in case you're tempted to get a second opinion, don't.
00:42Okay.
00:43Okay? Come back and check on you.
00:46And the status of Dr. Larson? She's out of ICU, correct?
00:49Yes, and recovering nicely.
00:52Oh, good. I'm told that the transition has been seamless.
00:57Now, the nurse's contract is up for negotiation, so let's have a look.
01:09Dr. Larson, good to see you up and about.
01:13It's good to see you, Max. Glad you're still here.
01:17Oh, I'm CEO now, actually.
01:22So what can we do for you?
01:23Well, I came to talk about my future, um, about, um, returning to work.
01:31A bit premature, wouldn't you say?
01:35No, I was an attending physician in 2016. I don't see any reason that I couldn't return at that level.
01:42Well, given the neurological issues and the potential...
01:46We can set up testing for that.
01:49Dr. Miller, what do you think?
01:55We know that Dr. Larson was an excellent physician prior to the accident.
02:01But we have no real way of knowing what her capabilities will be.
02:05And it's not so simple as rewinding to 2016. A great many procedures and protocols have changed.
02:11I can relearn those.
02:12Even if you could, what do we tell patients? Are we obligated to disclose?
02:16We would have to consider every potential repercussion.
02:21Well, it might help to know if there are any precedents for this.
02:25No case is exactly the same, but yes, there are.
02:28There's a Dr. Jeff Gredis out of Dallas and a Dr. Nina Richman in Tulsa, and they...
02:34That is irrelevant until we know the full extent of your injury.
02:37But to be honest, you barging in here like this indicates impulsivity and a lack of sound reasoning.
02:44Both of which can be byproducts of your TBI.
02:51I am not impaired, Dr. Kamara. I am passionate about getting back to being a doctor.
03:03Well, thank you for making your case.
03:07We'll need to discuss it further.
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