Audrey sat at the polished desk in her office the soft hum of the hospital’s fluorescent lights filling the quiet air. It had been a long time since she’d felt the weight of a real medical challenge and for the first time in days she felt something other than confusion or anxiety gnawing at her insides.
Her medical practice once a sanctuary of normalcy now seemed like the only place where she could regain control of her life…. at least for a few hours.
Her fingers brushed over the patient file in front of her. The case was complex. A middle-aged man had been admitted the day before with a series of symptoms that didn’t quite align with any diagnosis Audrey had encountered before.
His vitals were all over the place… erratic blood pressure intermittent fever and a rash that had appeared
