Terrance quotes from The Pitt

Terrance

I everted my ankle playing table tennis.

Langdon

Everted?

Terrance

Yes.

Langdon

You mind if I take a look?

Terrance

Are you an orthopedic surgeon?

Langdon

No. I am an emergency medicine specialist.

Terrance

Could I talk to an orthopedic surgeon? I'd prefer an expert in that area.

Langdon

Well, I'm pretty good at ankle sprains.

Terrance

How do you know it's a sprain?

Langdon

Well, I'd have to examine you first, but...

Terrance

Could it be a Jones fracture or a dancer's fracture?

Langdon

Could be. Again, I'd have to look. Why don't I examine you, and that'll tell me.

Terrance

Shouldn't you take a complete history on the present illness first?

Langdon

It sounds like you're more interested in asking the questions, so...

Terrance

You didn't ask me if I felt a pop or a snap. You didn't ask about previous injuries. You didn't ask about weight bearing.

Langdon

Why don't I get you some fresh ice?

King

[turns off the lights and draws the curtain] The, uh, ER can be very noisy.

Terrance

I agree.

King

So, I heard that you might have sprained your ankle playing table tennis?

Terrance

I everted it.

King

Yeah? What is your biggest concern today, Terrence? What worries you the most about the pain in your ankle?

Terrance

What worries me? Do you mean right now in this moment?

King

Right now.

Terrance

I'm worried I won't be able to play table tennis if it's a bad injury. There's a tournament in six weeks, and I already registered. It's my first tournament.

King

Wow, that's a big deal.

Terrance

Yes. The championship is hosted by the South Park Table Tennis Club. Nine players have USATT ratings over 2,000. 1,400 is considered average. 2,000 is a master player. My goal is to get a rating over 2,000.

King

Well, let's get you to that tournament, then. So...

King

Terrence, would you walk around the room for me, please? I'll be able to tell a lot more about your injury.

Terrance

It hurts a little.

Langdon

How painful on a scale from 1 to 10? 10 is the worst.

Terrance

The worst? The worst I've ever felt or the worst that a human being can experience?

King

A little pain is a great answer, Terrence. Thank you. Well, based on your walking around, I don't think it's a serious injury.

King

Sometimes this tendon called peroneus brevis can pull off a piece of this bone, the fifth metatarsal.

Terrance

That's the dancer's fracture, right?

King

Exactly. You most likely have a second-degree ankle sprain. The X-ray will tell us everything. Tech will come get you, and then I'll come back and show you the images.

Terrance

Great.

King

OK... I'll put the orders in.

Langdon

How'd you do that?

King

Do what?

Langdon

Talk to him.

King

I listened?

Langdon

Funny. No, you unlocked something. I wasn't getting anywhere with him.

King

Oh, my sister is on the spectrum. And the ER can be a very, very overwhelming place for autistic people, so I... I don't know. It just takes a different approach.