Posted by Captain Alexxander Ryley (Chief Medical Officer) in Side sim: Corridor wandering is good for the soul - Sickbay

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in Side sim: Corridor wandering is good for the soul - Sickbay
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Over the course of then night, even though her heart rate should have dropped in sleep in only dropped slightly, remaining high. With the higher heart rate even though her respiration dropped initially it began to climb in response to the higher heart rate and the fever remained as well. Most noticeable from the readings was that her sleep cycle was off. She reached stages 1 through 4 but never entered REM sleep. More than that, Bethany started scratching in her sleep, lightly at first, but then more forcibly, leaving marks and drawing blood. It wasn’t focused on anyone area, but seemed to be bothering her all over, with no sign of a rash.

Gadi, CoS

For most of the night Ryley remained awake watching his new patient as her body tried it’s best to sleep. He made notes on each change in her heart rate, respirations and blood pressure. When she started to scratch he initially didn’t pay match attention, people figited in their sleep. However, the more forceful it became the more he focused on it. Carefully he got up and walked to the bed and watched her draw blood, frowning, for a second or so before he took hold of her wrists and stopped her. With his free hand he checked the intensity on the alpha wave inducer and increased the settings to see if that made her stop. While he waited the few seconds that would take he carefully examined the skin she had been clawing for any sort of reaction signs.

Ryley
MD

The increased intensity seemed to make her more lethargic at least, her finger twitching occasionally in a scratching like manor but no more actual scratching. She had been scratching all over, but the worst started at her neck, shoulders and chest, where she drew blood, but less intensity along her arms, abdomen and hips. No rash or hives appeared on her skin, but where she’d scratched seemed to follow where the major arteries and veins ran.

Gadi, CoS

“Well that was clever.” Ryley said sarcastically to the woman’s unconscious form. “You can claw your skin off on someone else’s time.” He grumbled to himself as he began working a dermal regenerator over the scratch marks, rolling Bethany slightly to get access to her neck.

He frowned as he worked, “people don’t scratch for no reason…there’s no sign of obvious reaction so what gives…” his eyes flicked to the readouts a moment before he picked up his tricorder and began scanning along the areas she had been scratching.

=^= Ok computer, let’s parlay I need someone to talk to and I’m not sure talking to myself is going to be conducive of an answer.=^=

=^= Please restate your enquiry=^=

=^= What causes or lists pruritus as a symptom.=^=

=^= There are over 500,000 entries that list pruritus as a symptom and over 600,000 known causes of pruritus. Please narrow your search parameters.=^=

“Well where’s the fun in that…” Ryley muttered as he returned to the regenerator, leaving the tricorder recording. “Right, let’s say we categorise them then. Cause one, Skin conditions. xerosis, dermatitis, psoriasis, parasites, burns, scars, insect bites, hives etc. No hives, doesn’t explain heart rate. Now…People who have very high levels of cholesterol or triglycerides may develop eruptive xanthomatosis, but that would be over large parts of skin…” he checked Bethany’s skin again. “Nope and doesn’t explain the headache. Parasites would have shown on the scans. So nope to category one.”

He stepped back to his perch on the biobed adjacent to Bethany’s. “Two, Nerve disorders. Again doesn’t fit… three…Psychiatric conditions.”

=^= Computer access patient file, has Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi ever been diagnosed with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression?”

Ryley
MD

The computer trilled and then beeped. “Lt Cmdr Gadi has not been diagnosed with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression. Three years ago she was treated for possible paranoia after the disbanning of her task force. The diagnosis was dismissed and she was cleared to return to duty.”

Gadi, CoS