Posted by Cadet Noah Parata (Engineer) in Sickbay - Cadet Noah Parata - Medical check in

Posted by Cadet Carmen Luisa Parker-Cawlyns (Doctor) in Sickbay - Cadet Noah Parata - Medical check in
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“A slight headache,” he admitted. “But that’s not unusual for me. I get them whenever I feel stressed.”

• Cadet Noah Parata

“Chronic headaches?” she asked. “Near the front of the head, or the back closer to your neck?”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

Noah rubbed the front of his head. “The front. It feels like it starts behind my eyes sometimes.” He realised he was giving too much away and shook his head. “It’s not very often at all. Very rarely. I’m fine really. Are we nearly done?”

Carmen could tell he was holding things back, just trying to get the check-in over with. “Hey, I’m your doctor. I’m here to help you,” she said, turning behind her to a cabinet set in the wall. She picked up a vial of 3% Hydrocortilene and popped it into a hypospray. “This will help, if you’d like.”

OOC: Friendly reminder to sign your posts! I know it’s super super easy to forget, I’ve often forgot mine. :D

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

OOC: Gah, thank you for reminding me! Got to develop that habit.

IC:
Noah relented, nodding. “Yes, please. I would appreciate it.”

He rubbed his eyes, “If I’m honest, now that I’m here. I’d like to try and figure it out.”

-Cadet Noah Parata

After Noah gave his consent, Carmen went ahead and brought the hypo up to his neck. The injection was painless and took less than a second, and Carmen expected his headache would recede within a minute or two.

“Yes, I think we should. I’d hate for you to have to deal with headaches with no explanation. You said it was caused by stress, correct?” she asked, pulling out her tri-corder and prepping it for a more in-depth scan of her patient’s brain. “How long would you say you’ve had these headaches, and how often?”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

“I started getting them when I was a teenager. They come and go. Mostly at times of major stress. Exam periods, that kind of thing.” Noah sat patiently. “I tried yoga once, to try and calm the mind and all that. It didn’t work out.”

-Cadet Noah Parata

Carmen held her tri-corder up to his forehead, slowly moving it around to the back of his head. “There’s nothing obvious on the scans, so I think we can rule out any major brain anomaly.” She said, putting down her tri-corder. “Tension headaches are often genetic in humans.”
She entered the tri-corder information into her PADD. “We could look further for an underlying cause if you would like, but I’m pretty sure it’s nothing major.”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)