Posted by Lieutenant John McCandless (Head Nurse) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations

Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations

Posted by Lieutenant Solal Segal (Oncology and Immunology) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations

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John felt like shrugging but resisted the urge. He had a thought and spoke it out loud not anyone in particular.
“Could it be more than one illness, or disorder? The symptoms are so generic. If the cortex swelling accounts for some, but not all the symptoms. Could it be logical to conclude that there is something else going on as well?”

Lt. John McCandless, a truly stumped Head Nurse

“The simplest answer is usually the correct answer,” Solal replied, “Occam’s razor. I’m disinclined to believe it is more than one disorder that hasn’t shown up on any tests.”

~ Solal

Dira was feeling her own brand of frustration and it wasn’t their fault. She had known her random group of common symptoms would present a problem, which is why she hadn’t bothered getting checked out till something proved to actually be a problem. But regardless of the long process, she couldn’t just sit around waiting.

Sliding off the biobed, she regarded the two men with determination. “It’s a long process of investigation, I get it. But we need a plan and I have a ship to run. I’m going to go get some work done for a couple hours and then I’ll come back. If you want to run more tests then, we’ll do that. Yeah? Great.”

And with that, she left the exam room.

John shrugged once the Captain had left the room. He was truly stumped.

Myqian made it down the hallway to the main reception area of sickbay when she felt that familiar tingling in her hands and feet. Just like she had in the shower that prompted this whole investigation. She paused and put a hand to her head as suddenly everything felt like it was spinning.

A voice to her right said something, but she couldn’t quite make out the, “Captain?” Crewman Shrual said from the main desk.

Her heart was racing and she knew exactly what was happening, her medical training enough to catch up with her in this moment. “John! Solal!” she called out, unsure how loud she even was. Then the world went dark.

Dira collapsed onto the deck and Shrual rushed over. “I need some help over here,” she said as she pressed her fingers to the Captain’s carotid artery. There was a pulse. Racing, but there was a pulse. Good!

Captain Myqian, CO

John was about to open a discussion with Solal but then he heard the Captain call them. He leapt up out of his chair, grabbed a medical tricorder and rushed out the door. He looked down the corridor and saw the Captain collapsed on the floor. Shit He thought as he rushed over. He turned to the Crewman.
“I’ll stay with the Captain, go and get stretcher. As quick as you can.” He stated authoritatively and with conviction. He tested the Captain’s pulse, it was rapid. He then scanned her with the tricorder.

Lt. John McCandless, Head Nurse

Shrual raced to get an antigrav stretcher.

Meanwhile, Dira did not stir. Her heart was showing the similar period arrhythmia that they had detected in her previous visit, which might have have accounted for the fainting. Her blood pressure was low as well. Her cortisol levels had actually dropped quite dramatically from the original tested levels and there were signs that her adrenals were struggling.

The crewman returned with the stretcher. “She was holding her head and seemed unsteady on her feet. Then she just passed out.”

Captain Myqian, CO