Zero to 165 by AR Moler

Author:AR Moler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Torquere Press

Chapter 7

Interview number one was with the female orthopedist. She looked good on paper, but as Sandra Galloway sat across the desk from Mason, he had a bad feeling. He asked her the usual questions about background and experience. Nothing stuck out as stellar or awful.

On an odd gut hunch, Mason picked up the top patient file from the stack on his desk. The files were ones he hadn't quite finished adding notes to. He pulled out the pages with his diagnostic thoughts and treatment plan and handed her the part with just the new patient information.

"Have a read through that and let me know what you think of the case,” he said.

Galloway sat there for a couple minutes reading the file before she answered. “The woman is over forty, fat, and has fairly severe arthritis in her right knee. She's going to have to have a TKR at some point. At the moment, the only option that might help is a Hylagan injection."

Mason was caught between annoyed and disgusted. “And?” he prompted.

Galloway gave him a questioning look. “And... I'm not sure what else you're looking for."

"Other options maybe?"

"No. If she loses fifty pounds it'll help prolong what's left of her knee, since she's really not in the right age bracket for the replacement yet."

"Did you happen to notice her two page drug allergy list? Injectables usually aren't the first choice for a patient like that."

"That's all just BS. Lots of people think they have allergies if they so much as have heartburn from an NSAID. If she's really wound up about the idea, let her bring an epi-pen with her."

Mason just about dropped the ink pen in his hand. The idea of knowingly risking having a patient go into anaphylactic shock in the office floored him.

"Did you even glance at the rest of the history? The woman is a biochemistry professor at one of the local colleges. I think she probably knows if she has drug allergies. Also did you read the MRI report or notice her three separate injuries to that knee?"

"An MRI doesn't always tell you everything,” Galloway replied.

From the change in the expression on her face, Mason could tell it was slowly dawning on her that she had tanked the interview. “No, but they can point you in logical directions. You'll be notified of our decision within thirty days."

She gave him a weak smile and shook his hand before she left.

Mason sat back down. Jesus Christ, there were days when the blase attitude of Steve Villetti got on his nerves because the guy had an iffy beside manner on the best of days, but this woman... Mason wrote her off as a malpractice suit waiting to happen. At least Mason trusted Steve's competence. This woman... no, just no. At least there was another candidate who looked good. After this, though, Mason was reserving judgment until he met the guy.

* * * *

Candidate number two looked like he belonged in high school, or so Mason thought. Graham Chin was in the last wind down phase of his residency and actively job hunting.

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