.MTM5Ng.MTIwNTIy: Difference between revisions

From Newberry Transcribe
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "and the antibodies which came three or four years later. But it was a maze of types, groups, sub-groups and sub-sub-groups, through which the patients organisms had to be pass...")
 
No edit summary
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
and the antibodies which came three or four years later.
and the antibiotics which came three or four years  
But it was a maze of types, groups, sub-groups
later. But it was a maze of types, groups, sub-groups
and sub-sub-groups, through which the patients
and sub-sub-groups, through which the patient's
organisms had to be passed until the phenomenon of
organisms had to be passed until the phenomenon of
"capule - swelling" should reveal the specific type and group
"capule-swelling" should reveal the specific type and group
which held the key to his life.  So I ordered
which held the key to [crossed out:  the patient's] his life.  So I ordered
infectious precautions and the immediate delivery
infectious precautions, and the immediate delivery
of a specimen of sputum in the interns' laboratory
of a specimen of sputum to the interns' laboratory
on Third and put in a call for my Resident to meet me
on Third and put in a call for my Resident to meet me
there.  Art will know what to do, I reflected, Art
there.  Art will know what to do, I reflected, Art
Line 16: Line 16:
seen the capsule swelling phenomenon and I don't
seen the capsule swelling phenomenon and I don't
know one bit more about it than you do.  The
know one bit more about it than you do.  The
Main Labe does them usually.  I hate to have to let
Main Lab does them usually.  I hate to have to let
you down and I'll try to locate somebody in the
you down and I'll try to locate somebody in the
house who can help.  But I'd advise you to try another
house who can help.  But I'd advise you to try another
sputum specimen, and just keep on looking.
sputum specimen, and just keep on looking.
I think you'll find it unless it's a streptococcal
I think you'll find it unless it's a streptococcal

Latest revision as of 03:54, 2 September 2021

and the antibiotics which came three or four years later. But it was a maze of types, groups, sub-groups and sub-sub-groups, through which the patient's organisms had to be passed until the phenomenon of "capule-swelling" should reveal the specific type and group which held the key to [crossed out: the patient's] his life. So I ordered infectious precautions, and the immediate delivery of a specimen of sputum to the interns' laboratory on Third and put in a call for my Resident to meet me there. Art will know what to do, I reflected, Art will know all about it. "Set up the main types," he said with a casualness which sounded a trifle forced, "and I'll drop back and have a look." When he got back he examined the slides at length and finally turned to me. "The truth is I've never seen the capsule swelling phenomenon and I don't know one bit more about it than you do. The Main Lab does them usually. I hate to have to let you down and I'll try to locate somebody in the house who can help. But I'd advise you to try another sputum specimen, and just keep on looking. I think you'll find it unless it's a streptococcal