Dr. Armstrong quotes from St. Elsewhere

Dr. Fiscus

Dr. Samuels has VD. Word is he's infected half the staff, Wendy.

Dr. Armstrong

Don't look at me. I never went out with him.

Dr. Fiscus

That's what they all say.

Dr. Armstrong

Why is everybody a union but us?

Dr. Chandler

Because we have a vocation.

Dr. Cavanero

What's the problem?

Dr. Fiscus

Nothing we can't handle.

Dr. Cavanero

Good, just cut out the bickering.

Dr. Armstrong

Look, she is a loaner, groaner, and there's no reason to tie up a bed.

Dr. Fiscus

Chronic hypochondriasis?

Dr. Armstrong

That's my diagnosis.

Dr. Fiscus

Huh, you covered your rear end. That's always been your greatest strength.

Then in short, Dr. Armstrong, you never acknowledged the possibility of a genuine heart condition, in this case, infective endocarditis, which crossed the placenta and triggered premature labor.

Dr. Armstrong

[Struggling to answer the question] I... I... ..

Dr. Fiscus

[Stands to address Dr. Craig, Dr. Westfall, and Dr. Auschlander] To be honest, Mrs. Chambers' valve murmur was almost inaudible. I must have big ears. [Snickers after his joke]

Hardly seems the time for wisecracks.

Dr. Fiscus

Sorry.

Dr. Armstrong

[Trying to hold back her emotions] I'm having trouble concentrating. I was in court earlier today.

Dr. Westphall

I think we all understand that, Wendy. The point is, had you spotted her condition earlier in the clinic, she could have been put on IV antibiotics.

And probably she'd still be carrying that child.