Doctors are human. We make mistakes.
If this guy had been properly diagnosed and sent straight to the OR without TNK he'd still be flipping burgers at McDonald's.
Marfan's is difficult to detect. The residents have never heard of it.
Which is why we have attendings.
I can't be everywhere at every moment.
Wrong answer. As we speak, "The Trib" is writing a feature story on this screw-up and the rise in preventable deaths. So you either come up with a better excuse than "doctors are human" or find yourself a good old-fashioned scapegoat.
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