St. Elsewhere (TV Series)

Cramming (1984)

Ed Flanders: Dr. Donald Westphall

Quotes 

• Dr. Mark Craig : 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. Wendy Armstrong : [Struggling to answer the question]  I... I... ..

  Dr. Wayne 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.

  [Snickered after his joke] 

  Dr. Mark Craig : Hardly, seems the time for wisecracks.

  Dr. Wayne Fiscus : Sorry

  [Fiscus sits down] 

  Dr. Wayne Fiscus : .

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

  Dr. Donald 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.

  Dr. Mark Craig : And probably she'd still be carrying that child.