036. Diagnosis

[vicodincrutch]

[Voice Post]

[There is water sloshing.]

M-my name is G-Gregory House. I-I don't know what t-time it is. A-april the....[gives up on stats.]

[Pause, shuttering breathing on the line.]

 I'm... The patient is en-t-t-tering stage two of hypother-m-mia. Losing f-feeling in fingers. Failed test to touch forefinger and t-thumb to-g-gether. Shaking n-near unbearable. M-morphine withdrawal not h-helping.

L-Lisa C-cuddy, phys-physic-doctor in New York n-needs letter of r-resign-nation.

[Additional recording.]

D-delusions begin.

Comments

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[blue-satin-pjs.livejournal.com]

This hypothermia thing you talkin' about.

You the doctor here...how you deal with it?

[voice reply]

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah.

Sucks m-more if you're mentally slow.

[snort]

Get warm. And slowly.

[voice reply]

[blue-satin-pjs.livejournal.com]

S'pose I wouldn't know, then.

Slowly?

[voice reply]

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Too fast and y-you risk cardiac ar-rrest.

Though m-magic could work.

[voice reply]

[blue-satin-pjs.livejournal.com]

Hate it or no, gotta give it credit for th-that. That.