Abby Lockhart quotes from E.R.

[On the roof of the hospital] Rough first day?

Abby

[smoking a cigarette] Well, let's just say, it's been two years since I've had one of these.

What happened?

Abby

More like what didn't happen. I used to work in O.B., and up there I would deliver a baby, and then I would deliver a baby, and then I would deliver a baby. And today, I was puked on, spit at, bit, and then I tricked a psychotic woman, and then I almost killed a guy.

That sounds about right. Fortunately in the ER, almost doesn't count.

[starts throwing money off the roof from a tin box]

Abby

What are you doing?

Patient's last request. Toss some, you might feel better.

S6 E12 Abby Road

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Abby

Today was the first day I saw an old person die and I guess I'm just not used to it.

Well, you want the good news or the bad news?

Abby

Give me the bad.

You never get used to it. The good news is you never get used to it. At least I haven't. So you may have come up here to be alone, but you're not.

S6 E13 Be Still My Heart

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[while treating Carter who has been stabbed in the back]

Right pupil is five millimeters and reactive, left is- John! John!

[Carter regains consciousness]

Deb?

Look at me. D'you know where you are?

My back.

You were stabbed. We've got your pressure up.

Lucy?

TBOfficer Tom Bennini

John, I'm officer Bennini, did you see the man that stabbed you?

[Carter shakes his head]

Wait, wait, do we need to do this right now?

TBOfficer Tom Bennini

It's better if I can...

You'll have to wait, I'm sorry!

What?

Luka

Nothing, looks like he missed your spinal chord.

[Carter sees Lucy in the trauma room next to them]

Is that Lucy?

Abby

Yes. She's alive.

S6 E14 All in the Family

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Luka

Pretty scary, huh?

Yeah, pretty scary.

Abby

I was complaining about my day.

S6 E14 All in the Family

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Well, it looks like a P to me. Bisoprolol.

It's a C. Why would I order a beta-blocker for constipation?

What's that say, Carter?

Well, I-I can see how the pharmacy could have read it wrong, but, they really should have called.

Sure. Blame them, you coward.

It could have been read both ways.

Hey, you, come here. I need an impartial observer.

Oh, come on, that's a fax copy. You can't even...

Quiet, Peter! Is that a C or a P?

Abby

It looks like a Q.

Someone else who can't read it.

I prescribed bisacodyl. That's what I ordered. That's what I wrote.

Then why is this patient currently undergoing an angioplasty for a life-threatening myocardial infarction?

You heard me say bisacodyl?

Yeah.

Did you even bother to read the pharmacy label before you handed it out?

There was a trauma coming in.

Oh! Oh, a trauma came in. Oh, well, that makes everything okay. When traumas come in we can just hand out whatever meds happen to be laying around.

Dr. Romano was...

Carter! What does this have to do with you? Nothing. So shut up.

Abby

Can I go?

The growing level of incompetence around here is frightening. It's a wonder we haven't been shut down.

It was an honest mistake.

No, it was tag-team negligence. Okay, you are both prohibited from writing prescriptions until further notice.

How are we supposed to treat the patients?

I'm sure Dr. Carter or one of the other colleagues will be happy to write them for you.

How long?

Until your penmanship approves and until you learn how to read.

I know how to read.

Then do it!

[Carter pretends to shiver]

Thank you, Carter. Thank you, Carter.

[Carter walks out]

So you just gave him a bottle of pills without even looking at it?

Peter, what you wrote wasn't legible.

I shouldn't be writing your scripts anyway.

I didn't ask you to.

He was your patient. You always check the label before you give the drugs. They teach you that on the first day, Cleo.

S6 E17 Viable Options

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Abby

How long was I out?

Haleh

About 20 minutes.

Abby

Oh, that must be why I feel so refreshed. So, is this a med student hazing thing, or do you just hate me?

Haleh

You're younger than us, prettier than us, and skinnier than us.

Lydia

We hate you.

Abby

Thanks for the candor.

S6 E21 Such Sweet Sorrow

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Why was a critical patient like this discharged from the ER?

Abby

She wasn't critical at the time. Her vitals were stable. I thought it was PID.

You didn't appreciate the mass on exam?

Abby

No, I didn't.

Who was supervising? You, Dr. Malucci? Didn't you appreciate anything?

Uh, no, I-I didn't.

What were you wearing, oven mitts?

Abby

Actually, Dr. Malucci never had a chance to examine the patient.

I think you two need a moment alone to get your stories straight.

Abby

He didn't examine her because I never called him in.

Have you recently and unexpectedly graduated from medical school, Miss Lockhart?

Abby

I thought my experience in ob-gyn qualified me. Obviously, I was wrong.

So you signed a discharge order for a patient you never saw who was examined and treated only by a medical student? This woman could have died and you're years away from having the necessary experience to make these decisions.

Abby

I know.

Oh, good! I'd like a moment alone to speak with Dr. Malucci.

[Abby steps out of the room]

Can I- can I say something? I, uh...

I think your cause would better be served by keeping your mouth shut. When residents arrive here... we size you up. We have great hopes for you, we want you to succeed but gradually over time and through interaction... [inhaling deeply] we form opinions. Do you want to know the staff's opinion of you? You're lazy, sloppy, and your careless attitude towards your responsibilities as a physician endangers patients lives, as witnessed today. In other words, none of us thinks you're much of a doctor.

S6 E21 Such Sweet Sorrow

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What are you guys watching?

Abby

Where have you been?

Shooting near a school. Weaver sent Benton and Kovac.

Wait a minute, why did they get to go?