KevinMD August 4, 2024
Veronica Bonales, MD

Interior hospital: (Patient screaming and crying out as they are wheeled in through the ambulance bay and brought into a room …)

Doctor: What brings you in today?

Patient: You gotta help me, Doc … My chest hurts. I think I’m having a heart attack!

Doctor: OK, sir. We’re going to do a series of tests, including an EKG and chest X-ray, and give you aspirin.

Patient: Whatever you’ve got to do, I don’t wanna die! I’ve got family … I’ve got kids! Don’t let me die!

Doctor: We’re going to do everything we can to help you …

(About 90 minutes later …)

Doctor: Okay, sir, your tests show you’re having a heart attack. You don’t need to be...

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