Peter now was heading towards Dana's office when he again saw Lu holding
the back of her head, as she walked slowly out of the E.R. doors. "Lu are
you sure your alright you don't look good maybe you should go and lie down
for awhile." Peter suggested. "Peter of course I don't look good I'm
exhausted from working all day. What do you think I would be happy as can
be? No I don't think so, and Peter I'm fine okay It's just a headache from
the fall I'll be okay I promise." Lu said as she walked down the hallway
to her office to do some left over paperwork.
"And then she just fell and it was awful she cracked her head right on the railing. There was even blood, and she wouldn't let me stitch it up. I also suggested a neuro exam and a head CT, because she looked pretty out of it, but of course she said no to all of it." Peter was telling Lana all of the gruesome details of Lu's fall. "That sounds awful Petie, and she wouldn't let you stitch it up or run tests?" "No she didn't, and I still think she looked pretty knocked out though. But she insists that she is fine and you know her, there is no arguing with her." "Yeah I know, that's the kid for you," said Lana. They couldn't help but notice that Dana was listening to their every word.
Just then as they were still in conversation, an angry patient came storming up to Lana. "Lana, where is Lu, why hasn't she come into the exam room yet, I have been waiting for a half an hour." "Really?" Lana asked. "Yeah." said the patient. In Lu's office, Lu was trying to look at a file, but her eyes couldn't quite focus. She didn't even realize how long she had been staring at it for.
Lana walked into Lu's office, as she did Lu just stood there and did not say a word as Lana told her she still have a patient to examine. "Ohh okay Lana," Lu said. "I'll go and examine her just give me a minute okay." Lu continued. "Okay Lu, whatever you say." Lu then walked out of her office and went to examine her patient, but during the next few days that would all change for Lu.
Lu popped another two Advil as she stared at her clock, 2 in the morning it read. "OHHH." Lu cried out in pain, as she touched her throbbing head. It had been hurting all night but as Lu couldn't remember she had woken up the hour before that and the hour before that and had taken two Advils each time she woke up so now she had taken a total of 6 Advils in a three hour period. She was so confused that she had no idea that she had taken so many. She then got up to go and watch some T.V. but her vision wasn't clear she was seeing double vision and she didn't know why. She finally drifted off to sleep on the couch still in pain.
The next day at the clinic Lu was there as usual, but the only problem was that she was not herself at all. She had taken so many pain pills during the night that it made her very tired and forgetful.
"Lu, Lu, wake up!" Lana was screaming and shaking Lu who was sleeping on her couch. "What is it?" Lu asked her. "Lu you have a patient, remember Diana Parker?" "Diana who?" "No I don't have a patient with her name, must be Dana's." Lu muttered groggily still not opening her eyes. "Umm yeah you do, but nice try," said Lana. "Remember she has been here a lot before, last week in fact with a bladder infection I think it was." "No I don't remember," said Lu. Lana was now more concerned about Lu so she goes into Dana's office to tell her what had just occurred with her. "Okay Lana, I'll go and check her out right now seeing as I have no patients for a half hour." Dana said. "Okay thanks so much Dr. Stowe I'm just worried about her." Lana continued. "Yeah I know you are I am too Lana," Dana said as she goes into Lu's office to check on her.
Dana softly knocked on Lu's door while hiding her instrument to look into Lu's eyes with behind her back. "Lu, I was just wondering, I heard about your fall, and I was wondering how are you feeling?" "Just fine Dana, a little tired, but no more than the usual, and that fall REALLY wasn't a big deal, I don't know why.. why.." Lu looked startled she couldn't finish her sentence. Dana looked even more concerned. "Why everyone is making a big deal about it?" "Yes Dana, that's exactly what I was going to say." "Well I knew it was, I know you too well. Anyways, I'm just concerned and I have a right to be. A head trauma is a big deal you know, it can lead to seizures, memory loss, loss of functions, etc. etc." "Yeah, I think I know," said Lu. "I am a doctor, and I can recognize a head trauma when I have one, and of course I don't." "You know Lu, this I'm not sick, I'm ok bit is just getting old. I'm not going to sit here, and take it anymore so sit down right now and let me examine you, and I will not take NO for an ANSWER!" Dana was now shouting, she couldn't believe how mad she was getting at Lu. But she felt something was wrong, and she had good reason to.
Dana finally calmed down and sat next to Lu gently so that she wouldn't hurt Lu's head even more. Dana laid her down so that she could examine her good. She then took Lu to the E.R. for more tests to be done. She didn't know what she would find, but she knew it was not going to be good. Lu had wanted to resist at first like normal, but her head hurt so bad, she thought some codeine or something would make it stop hurting. After Lu had agreed not very willingly to a head CT, Nick was going to check her over, being the attending in the E.R. He greeted her and just as he was going to look into her eyes she started to thrash around violently and Nick immediately knew she was having a seizure. "I need some assistance." Nick called out.
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"And then she just fell and it was awful she cracked her head right on the railing. There was even blood, and she wouldn't let me stitch it up. I also suggested a neuro exam and a head CT, because she looked pretty out of it, but of course she said no to all of it." Peter was telling Lana all of the gruesome details of Lu's fall. "That sounds awful Petie, and she wouldn't let you stitch it up or run tests?" "No she didn't, and I still think she looked pretty knocked out though. But she insists that she is fine and you know her, there is no arguing with her." "Yeah I know, that's the kid for you," said Lana. They couldn't help but notice that Dana was listening to their every word.
Just then as they were still in conversation, an angry patient came storming up to Lana. "Lana, where is Lu, why hasn't she come into the exam room yet, I have been waiting for a half an hour." "Really?" Lana asked. "Yeah." said the patient. In Lu's office, Lu was trying to look at a file, but her eyes couldn't quite focus. She didn't even realize how long she had been staring at it for.
Lana walked into Lu's office, as she did Lu just stood there and did not say a word as Lana told her she still have a patient to examine. "Ohh okay Lana," Lu said. "I'll go and examine her just give me a minute okay." Lu continued. "Okay Lu, whatever you say." Lu then walked out of her office and went to examine her patient, but during the next few days that would all change for Lu.
Lu popped another two Advil as she stared at her clock, 2 in the morning it read. "OHHH." Lu cried out in pain, as she touched her throbbing head. It had been hurting all night but as Lu couldn't remember she had woken up the hour before that and the hour before that and had taken two Advils each time she woke up so now she had taken a total of 6 Advils in a three hour period. She was so confused that she had no idea that she had taken so many. She then got up to go and watch some T.V. but her vision wasn't clear she was seeing double vision and she didn't know why. She finally drifted off to sleep on the couch still in pain.
The next day at the clinic Lu was there as usual, but the only problem was that she was not herself at all. She had taken so many pain pills during the night that it made her very tired and forgetful.
"Lu, Lu, wake up!" Lana was screaming and shaking Lu who was sleeping on her couch. "What is it?" Lu asked her. "Lu you have a patient, remember Diana Parker?" "Diana who?" "No I don't have a patient with her name, must be Dana's." Lu muttered groggily still not opening her eyes. "Umm yeah you do, but nice try," said Lana. "Remember she has been here a lot before, last week in fact with a bladder infection I think it was." "No I don't remember," said Lu. Lana was now more concerned about Lu so she goes into Dana's office to tell her what had just occurred with her. "Okay Lana, I'll go and check her out right now seeing as I have no patients for a half hour." Dana said. "Okay thanks so much Dr. Stowe I'm just worried about her." Lana continued. "Yeah I know you are I am too Lana," Dana said as she goes into Lu's office to check on her.
Dana softly knocked on Lu's door while hiding her instrument to look into Lu's eyes with behind her back. "Lu, I was just wondering, I heard about your fall, and I was wondering how are you feeling?" "Just fine Dana, a little tired, but no more than the usual, and that fall REALLY wasn't a big deal, I don't know why.. why.." Lu looked startled she couldn't finish her sentence. Dana looked even more concerned. "Why everyone is making a big deal about it?" "Yes Dana, that's exactly what I was going to say." "Well I knew it was, I know you too well. Anyways, I'm just concerned and I have a right to be. A head trauma is a big deal you know, it can lead to seizures, memory loss, loss of functions, etc. etc." "Yeah, I think I know," said Lu. "I am a doctor, and I can recognize a head trauma when I have one, and of course I don't." "You know Lu, this I'm not sick, I'm ok bit is just getting old. I'm not going to sit here, and take it anymore so sit down right now and let me examine you, and I will not take NO for an ANSWER!" Dana was now shouting, she couldn't believe how mad she was getting at Lu. But she felt something was wrong, and she had good reason to.
Dana finally calmed down and sat next to Lu gently so that she wouldn't hurt Lu's head even more. Dana laid her down so that she could examine her good. She then took Lu to the E.R. for more tests to be done. She didn't know what she would find, but she knew it was not going to be good. Lu had wanted to resist at first like normal, but her head hurt so bad, she thought some codeine or something would make it stop hurting. After Lu had agreed not very willingly to a head CT, Nick was going to check her over, being the attending in the E.R. He greeted her and just as he was going to look into her eyes she started to thrash around violently and Nick immediately knew she was having a seizure. "I need some assistance." Nick called out.
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