The Good Doctor: Taking Advantage

by patrickmgaddis

Dr. Lim puts Shaun, Claire, and Morgan are put in charge of a patient who claims no one will believe she's sick. Meanwhile, Maxwell Clark and his wife Shayna and finally meets Lea, to whom he takes an instant dislike.

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Shaun sat at a hospital computer watching a video of an interview with Avril Lavigne on YouTube. Morgan and Claire walked over to him.

"Shaun?" Claire asked. "Are you doing research?"

"No," Morgan said. "He's watching an Avril Lavigne video. Shaun, you can fantasize about Avril Lavigne in your free time. We have a patient."

"I am doing research," Shaun said. "Claire is right. I am watching an interview Avril did with Good Morning America on her battle with Lyme disease."

"Oh yeah," Morgan said. "She battled Lyme disease."

"Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and multiple sclerosis," Shaun said.

"Yes," Claire said. "It's very hard to diagnose and often goes undiagnosed for years."

"Yes," Shaun said.

Dr. Lim walked over to them.

"Are my residents working together?" Dr. Lim asked.

"Our patient has Lyme disease," Shaun said.

"We don't know that for sure," Claire said. "But Amy is certain she is sick."

"We'll have to perform and ELISA test to find out for sure," Morgan said.

"An ELISA?" Dr. Andrews asked after Shaun, Claire, and Morgan shared their plan with him.

"Our patient has Lyme disease," Shaun said.

"Might have Lyme disease," Morgan said.

"What makes you think it's not just Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?" Dr. Andrews asked.

"Lyme disease is always misdiagnosed," Shaun said. "Have you ever heard of Canadian singer Avril Lavigne?"

"No," Dr. Andrews replied sarcastically. "I've never heard of her."

"No being sarcastic at this time," Shaun said. "She was misdiagnosed a lot and it turned out she had Lyme disease. Now we need to perform an ELISA because if Amy goes undiagnosed, she could have heart and nervous system problems."

"But what if it isn't Lyme disease?" Dr. Andrews asked. "What if we do the ELISA and it was just a waste of time?"

"But what if we don't do it and Amy goes undiagnosed?" Shaun asked.

"I think we should do the test," Morgan said.

"I think we should too," Claire said.

"Fine," Dr. Andrews said. "But if it comes back negative, I'm docking your pay. That goes for all three of you."