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RESIDENT PLAYBOOK

EPISODE 6

What? The July on-call schedule's out already?

Yeah, you should check it now too.

You're so quick.

KU DO-WON

KU DO-WON, OH YI-YOUNG

I guess Sa-bi doesn't know everything.

It's called the law of total patient volume.

The total number of patients we'll see

-is already set. -What do you mean?

A resident sees too many patients and fills their quota.

Later, they open a practice. But what will happen?

It would fail, because they have no patients.

That's right.

-What's that have to do with on-call duty? -Right.

Every time I'm with Dr. Myeong, patients come in like crazy.

I'm using up so much of my total quota.

I need a lot for my practice later.

But I'm on call twice in July.

That's nonsense.

You just don't want to work with Dr. Myeong.

Well, you're not wrong.

Hey, I may open a practice in the future,

so can't you switch with me just once? Please?

I checked,

and you had zero shifts with Dr. Myeong in June.

That's why it's twice.

I can't believe you checked that.

Hey, Sa-bi.

This is your day, and this is my day.

Couldn't you switch with me just once?

You think I don't know?

You want Dr. Ku…

since he's easy to work with, right?

He takes most of the calls

and even lets you nap.

That's not the only reason.

Then what is it?

What?

It's a Friday. I need to go home and watch my show.

Watch the rerun. That's not a good reason to switch.

Hey, what is this? Sa-bi, you didn't schedule this right.

I'm the only one on call nine times.

Yi-young and Sa-bi have eight,

and Jae-il has seven.

Oh, that?

You were sick on June 8.

Jae-il covered for you then.

-Right. -You have to repay him for that.

Hey, Jae-il.

Can I repay you in August instead?

No!

Hey.

I was really sick that day.

I was here but had no time to be treated.

I had a high fever and was so weak.

I was in my parka and passed out in the on-call room.

Then, in August--

No! Repay him in July!

"Shirked on-call shifts are repaid the next month."

That's our rule.

We have a rule like that?

Rule, my foot.

Jae-il, please?

Just this once. I promise to repay you in August.

-Okay. -No.

You'll end up not repaying him.

What?

It happened to me a lot as an intern.

I'm not like that.

Exactly, so repay him right away.

If you switch shifts, it messes up the schedule's fairness.

Hey, why are you being so strict with on-call shifts?

I made this with even weekends and off days in mind.

There you go again.

Why are you being so uptight over something so minor?

And there you go again.

I'm going by the rules. Why are you getting angry again?

-I got angry? -Yeah.

You're just being uptight!

I was being uptight because you got angry.

I got angry because you were being uptight.

All I did was make the schedule.

-You're so frustrating. Seriously. -You make me frustrated too.

-The same goes for me. -Then let's not talk.

-Fine. -I'm not changing it.

They're always fighting these days. Is it the heat?

Heat? The AC's on full blast.

Did being overworked and sleep-deprived make them both cranky?

No.

They just don't get along.

They'll figure it out.

This affects us.

It's not my business.

Leave them be. It's not our place to intervene.

Yes, Doctor?

Yes, I'll be there. I have time.

Okay, bye.

Hey, you go on ahead.

-Actually, a few weeks ago-- -Bye.

Bye.

Geez!

Hey, Joo-young.

Are you going to be late?

Our reservation time's almost up.

I'll be there soon.

Do-won's not there yet, right?

He's here.

He is? His car's here though.

He took the subway.

He said traffic gets bad on Fridays.

Why are you telling me this now?

RESIDENT PLAYBOOK

Prof. Jo's not here yet, right?

No.

You were on-call yesterday, right?

Yeah.

Did you talk to Ms. Park Jeong-ju during post-op rounds?

What did she say?

She had a hysterectomy for fibroids, but had her ovaries removed too.

"Park Jeong-ju, age 54, TLH and BSO performed due to myoma."

Her?

Yeah. The professor said to visit her

and explain to her what the procedure was again.

The professor said that to you.

No, he said it to you.

No, it was you.

It says right here. "Ward out at 6:30 p.m."

What?

She arrived here at 6:30 p.m.,

so it's during the day, which is your shift.

That doesn't make sense.

Why is 6:30 p.m. the day shift? It's the on-call shift.

To be exact, the on-call shift starts at 6:31 p.m.

If you want to be cheap like that, then the day shift ends at 6:29:59 p.m.

The patient in Room 1014 was vomiting blood then, so I was there.

I was busy too and had a patient in the ICU, okay?

I thought you did it.

I thought you would do it.

Oh, no. The professor's going to be doing rounds soon.

Hey, first-years.

Didn't I tell you yesterday

to explain to Ms. Park how the surgery went?

Why is she asking me today

if her ovaries are still there?

Hey!

Who's the attending doctor?

I am.

I'm sorry, sir.

I was going to do it--

Too busy, right?

That's why you didn't do it?

But you're not the only one.

Everyone here is just as busy.

You call that your excuse?!

I'm sorry.

Gosh, we didn't know you were here. I'm sorry.

Why the wheelchair all of a sudden?

Did you fall?

Her feet were swollen this morning, so her shoes didn't fit.

I thought walking barefoot would hurt.

Just a second.

Be careful.

-Give it a rest. -Okay. Be careful.

I'm sorry. We'll put it back right away.

The professor asked me to explain once more

what she said during outpatient care.

She said you were shocked, so you may not remember.

Gosh, that scary news again?

You've undergone dilation and curettage several times,

and since you have placenta previa,

heavy bleeding is expected during surgery.

If bleeding persists after the placenta's removed,

a balloon will be inserted into the uterus to stop it.

You know how we use tissues to stop nosebleeds?

The balloon will be used in a similar way

to stop the bleeding.

But if bleeding still persists,

we'll insert a catheter into your thigh

and perform a uterine artery embolization to block blood flow.

And if that doesn't work, the uterus must be removed.

Don't worry, that won't happen.

If we do either of the last two procedures I mentioned,

we'll inform your husband during surgery

to obtain additional consent then.

All right.

Doctor…

Please take good care of my baby.

The baby is very healthy.

We're monitoring it daily.

No, I mean my wife.

What?

Don't.

Yes, of course.

Goodness.

Don't worry. Everything will go well.

So sweet, right?

Yes, very.

So sweet and warm.

How can you get that warm?

You add hot water.

The smell of love is in the air.

It smells like apples to me.

I mean Ms. Cha Bo-mi's husband.

I was talking about him.

He gave us this tea too.

It was for taking care of his baby.

I've worked in the OB ward for seven years,

but I've never seen a kinder, sweeter husband.

Where do you find men like that?

There are a few.

I don't know if that's good though.

Where? Where on earth are they?

At my house.

Do-won's heading into surgery. He says he's sorry.

Sorry for what?

Egg retrieval is nothing special.

It's my fifth time. I'm not even nervous.

Should I call your sister?

Don't.

I don't want anything to disrupt my peace.

I didn't tell her on purpose.

She looks about seven months in.

Seven months? Gosh, it's rough.

At that stage, they say your back, ribs, feet…

Everything hurts.

I heard it's really hard.

How would you know?

I looked it up.

It looks like they're here to give birth.

Birth? Gosh.

After the birth, everyone says

that pregnancy is a piece of cake.

The real hell is taking care of the baby.

They say parents age a year each day.

I don't want to get old.

Right? Me neither.

Should we just cancel and go home?

No.

I'm still going to do it.

I'm doing it.

I told you not to feel bad.

I'm not doing it for you.

And it's not because of your mother's nagging either.

I'm doing it for me.

It's because I want to do it.

I want to become a mother.

I'm just afraid it'll be hard on you like last time.

It won't be.

The saying goes "all's well that ends well."

It'll be a beautiful finish.

This will be the last time for sure.

Whether it's three or four eggs,

I'll do only as much as needed for fertilization.

After that, I'm not doing it. I won't.

Keep your chin up too.

I'm not doing anything.

I'm fine.

I'm fine too.

The shot in my stomach didn't hurt much today.

I'll be asleep for the procedure, so when I wake up, it'll be over.

It's time. Should we go in?

Yeah.

Ms. Oh, you may go in.

It's 3:40 p.m. now. We only have 20 minutes left.

I'm going down again.

You're going up, right?

Yes, I am.

But I think I'm going to die.

You only did four prescriptions, while I did nine?

Hurry up, will you?

We still have six patients left!

This is the fastest I can go.

I'm sorry.

If we don't end before 4:00 p.m. and chemo is delayed,

you know it'll be chaos, don't you?

Yes, I know.

And we'll be the first to die if that happens.

Dr. Jo will mow us down with his mouth.

Wait, BSA is 1.5.

So 1.5 times 135 is…

It's 202.5.

What? Are you a genius?

As Um Jay, my special talent was mental math,

so I'd compete against calculators.

Hey, keep your hands on the keyboard.

Our hands aren't important right now.

Our necks are on the line.

I'm sorry.

Hello, all.

Hello, Professor!

I have a meeting this afternoon, so I was thinking of doing rounds

for patients who had surgery this morning.

-I see! Right. -Right.

But we can't.

Who would dare

to thoughtlessly do rounds at 3:40 p.m. in the GYN ward?

They've lost their minds.

I've lost my mind. I apologize.

Good luck. Continue what you were doing.

-Thank you! -Thank you!

Hurry! Come on!

Damn it.

Good, we're still okay.

JONGNO YULJE MEDICAL CENTER

Geez.

YEOM ATTENDING DOCTOR: KIM SA-BI

Hello.

Hello.

You seem to always listen to this song.

It's my favorite hymn.

I see. You're Catholic.

What about you, Doctor? Do you have a religion?

Yes, mine's shamanism.

Last month, I followed the Great Orb Fairy.

But this month, I switched to Gangnam Young Master.

They're truly mystical.

How are you feeling?

Are you having any trouble breathing?

I'm fine.

You must be busy. Why come by so often?

Come on, I have to see you if you're here.

You were my first patient.

And thanks to you, I didn't run away.

Right.

You ran away, but you came back.

You thought I was dead.

Dead?

That's not it.

I knew nothing then.

I came back because I was so scared.

I was a total fool back in March.

Still, it seems you have a better handle on things now.

You look much better.

It's not the case at all.

When I got used to the work, things got busier.

Work is one thing,

but people stress me out these days.

Who? Patients?

The professors?

No, my colleagues.

I have the worst luck with colleagues.

One has an attitude, and another's all over the place.

The last one lacks a human touch.

They're also inflexible and have zero empathy.

It's like talking to a robot, not a human.

And they have an opinion on even the smallest things.

They're always saying,

"I read this in a textbook, so I know."

They think they're always right.

It's just so frustrating. I can't talk to them.

We're completely incompatible.

The professor already came by on their rounds.

These aren't rounds.

I was asked to explain the CT scan results again.

The imaging came up normal

and tumor marker levels are also decreasing,

so this round of chemo should go well too.

I see.

I'll let you rest now.

I'm screwed.

Here.

I don't really like pigs' trotters.

I got it because Sa-bi wanted it.

Just eat.

Hey, I thought you had dinner plans today.

I have some time. I'll just have a taste.

But you did wash your hands, right?

Yes.

I washed them as thoroughly as I do when I scrub in.

Just my hair's dirty.

You didn't go home again? You weren't on call.

You might not believe it,

but every night these days, a sort of voluntary on-call shift--

Right! Who's making the August schedule?

Hey, can you take me off for the third weekend?

I'm telling you in advance, okay?

My dad's birthday is on the third week,

so I was going to ask you too.

I'll think about it.

You don't usually think much. So why think now?

Don't.

Sa-bi, it's your dad's birthday?

Hey, I asked first.

What does that matter? It's up to her.

Hey! Do you two have to fight over the schedule every month?

Yi-young, just be fair about it.

You know the senior on call the third week?

Pick whoever gets along better with them.

Gets along better?

You know Dr. Woo from Orthopedics?

He organizes the on-call schedule based on compatibility.

But amazingly, whenever he organizes the schedule,

the number of ER patients drop.

-That's great! -No!

I'm Christian.

It has nothing to do with religion.

It also has nothing to do with compatibility.

We're just doing it for fun.

We can't make the schedule based on fun.

Right, since it's not fun,

we should at least try to make it fun this way.

That won't make on-call duty more fun.

So why would we need to do that?

You're so frustrating.

I feel the same. You frustrate me too.

Yes, ma'am?

Don't be sorry. I'm the grateful one.

I'm leaving.

I actually wanted to get out of this place.

Yes.

Where are you going?

KU DO-WON

You two make an agreement. I'm heading out.

-Where are you going? -Where are you going?

ULTRASOUND ROOM

Hello.

Hello, Doctor.

Thank you for remembering to call me.

But were you unable to go home because of me?

Of course not.

I'm busy organizing the imaging data, so I'm stuck here all week.

That must be really rough.

I'm not the one you should be worried about.

Are you okay?

You look really tired.

I'm fine. I'll look at the images and go sleep.

By the way, if we do emergency imaging on OB patients at night,

you want me to keep calling you?

Are you going to keep looking?

Yes, I want to do it for a few more weeks.

Could you help me out?

Sure. It's not a big deal for me.

Thank you.

Around this time,

all the first-years always get very nervous.

They want to do well.

Not me.

I'm not expecting to do well.

I just want to pull my own weight.

Doing that

is my goal for this year.

Yes?

Dr. Eun-mi will be here soon. Send the patient over.

All right, bye.

By the way, what brings the patient here?

I'm sure it won't be anything serious.

What?

Do you know Ms. Moon Yeong-shin?

She's very famous.

I think she set the all-time OB record

for the most number of ultrasounds.

She comes at least once a week.

And since a few months ago, she comes twice a week at times.

I just wonder if you're being too sensitive.

The doctors here seem annoyed with us now.

Look, I know too.

You think I don't?

I don't want to be like this either.

But I'm worried something may be wrong with the baby.

She doesn't seem to be moving around as well as yesterday.

My stomach hurts more than last time, and it feels tight.

She's really fine.

The placenta's in a good spot too.

The placenta's in good position too.

She's not moving around much?

No.

Not as much as yesterday.

And I have pain in the lower area.

There's nothing wrong.

The baby's fine, right?

Yes. Her heart's beating well, and everything looks good.

You have your regular checkup in three days.

We'll take another look that day, so there's no need to come until then.

I made sure and checked thoroughly.

Thank you.

Of course.

Did you wait long?

I had a lot to wrap up.

No, I just finished and came down now.

You're right on time.

I mean, I could've gone alone, but Seung-won kept insisting.

They made chicken soup today.

It's not even close to chobok yet though.

Maybe they want to help replenish our stamina.

Not ours.

Your sister had her egg retrieval this morning.

That was today?

Geez, Joo-young.

Why didn't she tell me she was here?

Please input your destination.

Seung-won's pretty nosy too, right?

I could've taken the subway, but he insisted you give me a ride.

You're so busy though.

It's such a bother, right?

Tell me about it.

Re-routing.

No, no!

Dr. Oh, that's not what I meant!

Dr. Oh, I mean…

I wasn't saying you were a bother, Yi-young.

I have to review surgery videos,

and I miss your sister.

But I have to come back…

I still have work left…

That's what I meant.

You're mad again, aren't you?

At the hospital,

you're known to be a very sincere, empathetic,

and understanding person.

But outside,

you're kind of thoughtless.

You just say anything.

And often.

And only to me.

I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it like that.

I'm going to sleep, so don't talk to me until we arrive.

You'll bother me.

Let's go.

I'll drive you there safely.

You like music, right? Should I turn it on?

No, I said I'm going to sleep.

But you still answered.

DR. MYEONG

Why is she calling now?

It's obvious.

She wants to give you more work.

Hello, Doctor.

Dr. Ku, are you okay to talk on the phone?

Yes. Is everything all right at the hospital?

This isn't about the hospital.

It's about our paper.

Sorry?

The paper we submitted last month.

Right!

After cleaning things up before submission,

the difference in the level of contribution seemed too big

for us to be both lead authors.

There were many insufficient parts,

so I had to rewrite a lot of things.

Pardon?

So I put you as the second author at the end.

I didn't tell you, did I?

Gosh, what's wrong with me?

I should have told you before I submitted it.

Right?

Hello?

Can you hear me, Dr. Ku?

Yes.

Right.

Dr. Ku, I know you worked hard on this--

Doctor, I'm actually driving right now.

Really? Then--

I'll call you back later.

Do-won, want to drink some soju?

There's beer if you want that instead.

Are you sleeping?

I'll have the six-inch veggie sub.

I'll have it on wheat bread with American cheese.

Please hold just the onions and bell peppers.

And I'll have some black pepper and olive oil on it.

Thank you.

Six-inch steak and cheese on white bread with shredded cheese

and extra meat, please.

I'll have all the veggies.

And I'd like the ranch and sweet onion sauce.

Extra sauce, please.

They even have opposite tastes.

I'll have this month's sandwich with everything on it.

I'll take whatever bread and sauce is recommended.

And it's a six-inch sub.

I'll have the same as him.

But make mine a footlong, please.

HONG GI-DONG DON'T CALL ME THIS TIME

Tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Yoon's Cafe.

If you don't show, it's over for real.

Man, I'm hungry.

You're clocking in and not out, right?

You all look so shabby.

You're the worst, okay?

How many days have you worn those same clothes?

Three days.

It's time to go home.

You probably can't.

You make the study materials?

No. When's that due?

-Tomorrow. -Really?

Right.

Did you send the research progress update to Professor Seo?

No.

Damn it. I'll never have time to do that.

I sent mine!

I'm leaving work on time no matter what today.

You can't.

You have to organize data for Dr. Jo's paper.

You're right.

And we have plenty of other work too.

I already looked into it yesterday.

This morning, we have two multi and primi inductions each.

All delivery rooms will be full and we'll have C-sections.

There are fifteen surgeries in GYN today.

Of those, five are debulking.

So eat up.

This might be our last meal today.

JONGNO YULJE MEDICAL CENTER

Congratulations, Dr. Myeong.

You too, Dr. Ku.

Great work.

Sorry? For what?

You were listed as a presenter for the conference.

What, were you going to surprise him? You still haven't told him?

What's wrong with me these days? I forgot again.

We were selected to present our paper.

I just got the email a few days ago.

It's all thanks to your help, Professor.

Thank you.

Bullshit.

Since you're presenting second,

I smell a possible award.

I guess you'll be presenting, Dr. Myeong?

You're the lead author.

Yes, I'll do my best to prepare.

Dr. Myeong told me.

If you hadn't been busy at the end,

you would've been co-lead authors.

That's too bad.

Well…

I'm sure I'll get other chances.

Goodness!

It was worth being a corresponding author.

I don't think Jung-min's paper got in.

Ms. Cha in Room 6104's bleeding!

It's acute bleeding caused by placenta previa.

Labor has started, so we'll go into surgery now.

What about the baby? Is it okay?

It's fine.

Crossmatch and prep three units of blood.

Bring one universal O blood.

Yes, ma'am.

Dr. Oh, inform the guardian.

Yes, ma'am.

Where is your husband now?

He went to buy shoes.

It'll take him 30 minutes to get here.

What do we do?

Has the surgery started? It's supposed to be tomorrow.

There was sudden acute bleeding with labor pains.

We have to take the baby out now.

Your wife's in surgery now.

Will they be okay?

My wife and baby?

The professor arrived early and is monitoring her now.

My goodness.

Why did I buy these? I couldn't see her off.

As we explained before,

something could suddenly happen,

so please stay near your room.

-Don't stray too far. -Yes, I won't move an inch from here.

Doctor, wait.

Please take care of her.

Please take good care of my baby.

-I will. -Thank you.

Please go in.

Oh, God.

Going home?

Yes, for the first time in three days.

Right.

Wash up and get some rest tonight.

I will.

See you tomorrow.

Good night.

MS. TAE-RIM

Yes, ma'am?

Of course, I'll be there.

I'm at the hospital.

Who goes home at this hour?

Does your stomach feel tight again?

Since when has it felt this way?

This morning.

This time, it feels tight all over.

I see.

Ms. Moon.

Everything is fine.

So there's nothing to look at.

Nothing's wrong?

Yes, nothing at all.

You can go home.

We'll see you on Saturday at your regular checkup.

She didn't take as much time today.

She checked the heart and amniotic fluid, right?

Yes.

She can read an ultrasound with her eyes closed.

She checked everything precisely.

Sorry, but I was wondering…

If it's okay with you,

would you like me to take a look?

What?

I'm not as good as her,

but fortunately, I really take my time.

So, I'm an expert at reading things slowly,

and my specialty is checking everything multiple times.

If it's not too much for you,

would you like me to take a look at the area where it feels tight?

I'd be grateful.

Actually, I've wanted to try this,

so I've been hovering around here.

For us, this is a great opportunity to learn.

All right.

Still, among the first-years, when it comes to ultrasounds,

I've done it the most.

-Right? -Yes, he's right.

So, please don't worry.

Okay.

Here's the head.

This is the baby's eyes, nose,

and mouth.

Okay…

The baby's kicking.

Soccer's in the cards.

I'll let you hear the heartbeat.

Okay.

The heart's beating strong.

Right.

-Doctor, can we get the oxytocin now? -Yes, ma'am.

How's the baby?

Yes, the baby's doing fine.

Placenta adhesion's more severe than expected.

Dr. Oh, this side too.

Yes, sir.

Tell the intervention team from Radiology

and Dr. Ryu about the situation in advance.

Yes, ma'am.

-Yi-young. -Yes?

We'll need consent.

Embolization and hysterectomy. Tell him we may have to do both. Hurry.

Yes, ma'am.

Is the uterine balloon ready?

Yes, it's ready.

BP's dropping.

-More gauze, please. -Yes.

There are ten fingers and toes.

The baby's breathing well too.

Congratulations.

Congratulations, sir.

We'll take the baby to the newborn unit.

Thank you.

We're removing the placenta,

but severe adhesion's causing heavy bleeding.

As we said before--

No, not my wife.

No, I don't want to do it. Please.

We'll insert the balloon. If it doesn't work, we'll do embolization.

If it worsens, we may do a hysterectomy.

We explained this before. Do you remember?

Is it really bad? How bad is it?

There's heavy bleeding.

We don't know what will happen. That's why I'm telling you.

Then let me go in for a moment.

Let me just see her.

Sir!

There's no time! You must sign.

Hurry.

Thank you.

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY EXIT

It's better now, right?

Yes, Professor.

Sir, how are her vitals?

BP is 100 over 60, pulse is 100.

Do-won, let's insert the balloon now.

-Let's try. -Yes, ma'am.

We don't know yet, so don't cancel the embolization

or the call Dr. Ryu!

Yes, ma'am.

Inserting the catheter!

I got it.

Do-won, start ballooning.

Yes, ma'am.

INFLATING WITH SALINE TO APPLY PRESSURE AND STOP BLEEDING

I've administered 50 cc.

I'll administer 50 more.

Do 100 cc more.

Yes, ma'am.

That's a total of 200 cc.

Pack and secure the catheter now.

Yes, ma'am.

The 1-0 suture, please.

1-0 REFERS TO SUTURE SIZE

-Hold it steady. -Yes, ma'am.

-Hold it right. It's coming loose! -Yes, ma'am.

We've stopped the bleeding.

Then is my baby okay? She's not bleeding anymore?

There were uterine contractions, so the bleeding has stopped.

Fortunately, we didn't remove the uterus,

the balloon worked as intended, and surgery went well.

Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

Since there was severe placental adhesion,

she had multiple transfusions for heavy bleeding.

It was very rough on her.

Is everything okay now?

There are no problems, right?

She's fine now.

She may start bleeding again,

so we'll monitor her for an hour.

If nothing happens, she'll return to her room.

Doctor, thank you so much.

Thank you for saving my baby.

Goodness, you seem to have aged overnight.

Your wife will be shocked when she sees you.

Well, not as shocked as I was.

Seriously, I thought my heart would pop out of my chest.

TONIGHT AT 9:30 P.M. AT YOON'S CAFE

How much is left?

What?

You're tossing it to me in 30 minutes.

I'm working on it.

But didn't he say he just wanted this by today?

Then we can just send it before midnight.

No.

It means he wants to review it today, so it's due before he leaves.

Dr. Jo usually leaves at 11:00 p.m., so it's due before then.

And I need to combine mine with yours, so we don't have time.

I'm almost done.

Hey, let's just rest for an hour.

I'm just going to go to Yoon's Cafe out front

and get a coffee.

I had coffee earlier.

I want some. Me.

You said you're almost done. Just drink it after.

Or,

since I'm done,

you can send it after combining ours and call Dr. Jo.

No, you said you'd do that.

You've never called him before, so you don't know,

but he's always cranky on the phone.

-I don't want to call him either. -Fine!

I'll just do it fast. I'm doing it right now.

-Do it. -Okay!

Honey, are you okay?

It must've been so hard.

I missed you so much.

And our little tot's healthy.

She's so beautiful like you.

You'll have some pain from the balloon.

We'll control it with painkillers,

but let us know if it hurts a lot.

We'll remove the balloon in the morning.

And we'll check again for bleeding after removal.

Okay.

Honey, I'm going to take care of you.

Okay?

Don't worry about anything.

Let's just focus on our second child.

I prayed so hard for your uterus to not be removed.

We need to have a son.

One daughter and one son. That was my dream.

Let's rest for two months and try for a second.

You can do it, my baby.

Excuse me, sir?

Wait…

You f***ing piece of s***.

Have you lost your damn mind?

How can you say that at a time like this, you son of a b****?

She asked me to deliver that message.

If not, she was going to leave the hospital.

I mean, but still…

Honey, are you okay?

Are you still out of it?

She wants me to say the rest.

You a**hole!

Dr. Jo said he'd review it and get back to us.

Aren't you hungry?

We finished sooner than I thought.

It's only 10:30 p.m.

It is?

It's 10:30 p.m.?

What?

He read it.

Gi-dong read it.

Wait, when did he read it?

He hadn't earlier.

It's past 9:30 p.m., right?

Yeah, it's 10:32 p.m.

Oh, no!

What if he left after waiting?

Who? What?

Forget it.

This is all your fault.

What is she talking about?

Did he come? Or did he leave?

Is he mad at me?

HONG GI-DONG

YOON'S CAFE

Dr. Myeong's presentation is tomorrow, right?

-Yes. -Which first-year is going?

Oh Yi-young.

Do you have plans,

family obligations, or a pending illness again?

You've never gone to a conference.

You know it's a requirement for residency, right?

When will you go?

I'll go next time.

Go to this one. That's an order.

You're going, right?

Sorry?

The second author should be there.

It's a happy day.

Okay. I'll go with Dr. Oh.

Good.

You both worked hard. Have some good food.

Have a drink too!

Yes, ma'am.

We've removed the balloon and kept watch.

There is no bleeding at all. It's great news.

Yes, thank you.

But where's your husband today?

He's very popular in this ward.

Everyone's so jealous of you.

They all wish to be in your shoes.

Everyone said, "He's so sweet."

So I thought "So Sweet" was his name.

I couldn't stand the sight of him and sent him home.

He won't be coming for a while.

What? Why?

Such caring husbands like him are hard to come by.

Is he too clingy? Too outwardly expressive?

And you don't like that.

Gosh.

-Still-- -Professor?

Ms. Han in Room 6107 is waiting.

She believes your words like the gospel itself.

I'm sure she's been waiting since dawn.

We should get going.

Right, she must've waited a long time for me.

Let's go.

Goodbye!

This is Um Jae-il from OB-GYN.

Today's…

It's Saturday, so I'm resting.

A patient's asking for you. I called to see if you were available.

Ma'am.

I'm going to say no just for today.

-Just once. -Okay.

I'll call Dr. Oh instead.

Get some rest.

Wait.

But…

She's asking for me?

Someone's asking for me?

Were there any unique symptoms yesterday or today?

No.

Today's my scheduled outpatient appointment.

I didn't just come.

I know.

Please be thorough like last time, Doctor.

Yes, I'll do my best.

The baby's heartbeat is strong.

It's moving well too.

The amniotic fluid level is also normal.

And…

What is it?

Is something wrong?

-Ms. Tae-rim? -Yes?

Please alert the professor.

What?

I'm not sure.

But I see something like a blood vessel.

Please tell her she needs to see it.

Okay.

This isn't something easy to find.

Jae-il, this is a uterine rupture.

That's…

Ms. Moon.

We're looking at the umbilical cord now.

Okay.

Along with the amniotic sac,

the cord is slightly protruding

outside the uterine wall.

Luckily, the amniotic sac hasn't ruptured.

What does that mean?

I think it would be best to deliver the baby via surgery.

What?

Should I prep the OR?

Yeah. Someone should be wrapping up.

Okay.

While we prep for surgery,

you'll stay in the delivery room, so we'll transfer you soon.

Don't be alarmed.

The baby's not in danger, right?

Everything's fine. Right, Professor?

We're doing the surgery so the baby will be fine.

Don't you worry.

You can put your trust in me.

Yes, Professor?

What?

There's no way any data's missing.

Nam-kyung did that part.

We should have checked one last time.

I'm sorry.

We'll fix it and send it back…

Geez, Nam-kyung.

Eat up.

Hello.

What is it now?

Dr. Ku.

I've never fought with anyone in my life.

But that's all I'm doing these days.

With who?

I don't think I should reveal who it is.

Not talking about people behind their back is my work life rule.

All right.

What's the issue?

I just don't get them.

What they say and how they act and think.

Trying to talk to understand them just makes things worse.

I have no idea what to do.

Want me to tell you?

Don't try to understand.

Just accept that's how they are. Okay?

Taking issue with everything to understand them won't change anything.

You can leave someone behind, but you can't fix them.

Wasting your energy and time on something that won't ever improve

is only a loss for you in the end, so why do it?

Still, I think I need to talk it over with them.

Whether I can fix them or not is not my problem.

I have to speak my mind.

I was the one negatively affected. Why should I tolerate it too?

I can't do that.

The baby is fine.

At 2.3 kilograms,

she's small for the gestational age.

But her heart rate, breathing, and movement

are all good.

I've done so many ultrasounds.

Well…

I've reviewed all the previous ultrasounds,

and there were no issues.

Even if you get an ultrasound daily,

this is something that can come up

at any time in between.

I don't mean that.

I've done so many ultrasounds.

I'd say I was in pain

and lie every time.

When I'd read online about bad things happening to babies,

it felt like I was getting those same symptoms.

And I'd suddenly start to feel pain that wasn't there.

I know it wasn't true.

But if I didn't get it checked,

I kept thinking bad thoughts.

I'm sorry.

I know you all had a hard time because of me.

I apologize.

It's all right.

It's completely understandable.

More so because it was your first pregnancy.

This all happened

because of me.

I even made my baby feel anxious,

so something bad happened inside.

As I told you, that's not the case.

The baby is healthy. Please don't worry.

Our baby was born a week early.

Is it really okay?

Yes.

The baby didn't go to the neonatal intensive care unit.

It's in the nursery.

I read that if they're born early,

they'll develop problems with their lungs.

Is that likely?

The baby's lungs have fully matured.

And we've run all the checks.

There's nothing to worry about.

You said she's a bit small.

It's not enough to raise concern.

She's fine.

Then…

Can I finally relax now?

Now that my baby's born healthy,

can I live without worrying anymore?

No, you can't.

You must've thought the birth was the end.

It's only the beginning.

My mother turned 70 this year.

She still calls every morning out of concern.

"Cold water in the morning will hurt your stomach."

"You'll get into an accident if you drive at night."

"Don't go out when it rains."

I thought my mom was such a fussy person.

But I'm doing the same thing to my daughter.

She's in middle school now.

Yesterday, she told me her ankle was sore.

When I heard that, I thought,

"Is it an issue with her muscular tissue?"

"Is it her bone?"

I was so worried, it kept me up at night.

But this morning, she rode her bike to school and was fine.

There are more things to worry about after the birth.

So don't hope that your worries will disappear.

That's much better for a mother's mental health.

Think of it as the price you pay for the happiness

that children bring.

What else can you do?

Still, the good thing is

that most of the things I worry about never happen.

Trust me.

I will. Thank you.

Honey, I brought it.

Where did that doctor go?

The one who read my ultrasound?

He's the best ultrasound reader

in this hospital.

Where did he go?

Dr. Um?

-Hello! -Nice seeing you here.

How's tennis?

I haven't been able to go for three weeks.

Me neither. I've been so busy these days.

Right?

First-years don't have time for hobbies.

They can barely eat and sleep.

I've been there. I know.

You're working so hard.

But what brings you here?

A baby needed a CS consult.

You?

A mother was worried about her baby.

I came to take a photo to show her.

But they're so cute I can't leave.

I've known this one since the ultrasounds.

And its umbilical cord was the first one I ever cut.

Oh, right. About ten minutes after birth,

the baby's oxygen saturation was only 90%.

Is that okay?

That's normal.

That's a relief.

Don't you know oxygen saturation changes by the minute after birth?

Even 85% is normal after ten minutes.

We learn this in med school. Did you forget all that?

Yes.

That won't do, Dr. Um.

Sir?

All right, then.

A baby that was doing fine

suddenly turns blue without any other symptoms.

What do you do?

No.

Check the oxygen saturation of the limbs.

Right.

I got it, sir.

Then, if a baby that was fine

suddenly shows cyanosis,

what tests should be done?

An echocardiogram. Right?

You have to check for a congenital heart defect.

Right.

I'm sorry.

My bad.

We don't have any first-years in CS.

I've always wanted to quiz my juniors like this.

But where's your baby?

The smallest one at the end there.

She's the shortest

and weighs the least.

She's in last place here.

Who cares if she is?

That doesn't matter right now.

She can be in first place when she leaves.

It's the first day of her life.

She's only getting started.

They said pain can persist for a week after the egg retrieval.

I'm fine. There was no fluid buildup this time.

If the hospital calls, I'll tell you.

FERTILITY CENTER

Hello, Doctor.

How did it go? How many are there?

The day after egg retrieval, two eggs were fertilized,

and as we explained before,

they were cultured for a five-day embryo transfer…

But both embryos weren't in good condition,

and it was unsuccessful.

I'm sure you must be disappointed,

but embryo transfer won't be possible this time.

Excuse me.

Did you wait long? Are you mad?

Please pick up.

Hey!

I'm sorry.

What now?

Let's do it tomorrow, okay?

What?

Whatever you're going to say,

I'm not in the mood to talk or fight.

It's something I have to tell you.

Fine.

You just have to say what you want, don't you?

The professor saw the data we organized and gave us feedback.

You omitted about ten people.

So I added all of them and sent it back.

Fine. I wasn't fully focused.

Okay? Thanks.

Happy?

This next one's about the ward out patient.

If they arrive at 6:30 p.m., it's right that you do it.

But…

I had no idea the professor would get so angry about that.

Rather than arguing,

if I had gone to the patient and explained,

you wouldn't have been yelled at.

I'm sorry about that.

What?

What's with you all of a sudden?

Just go back to how you normally are.

The facts need to be clearly pointed out.

Whose fault it is and who should apologize.

It's a principle of mine.

I've said my piece.

Well, I'm…

sorry too.

What I said about you to Ms. Yeom,

about how inflexible you are and how we're incompatible,

I didn't mean to talk behind your back.

I was just venting.

And as I kept going, I exaggerated a bit.

I'm sorry.

I'm done now too.

So we're all good now, okay?

That was about me?

What?

Not Yi-young?

It was me?

What?

You know,

talking about another doctor

in a personal conversation with a patient is rude.

And I can't accept the fact you think I'm inflexible.

-Why? When? Doing what? -Sa-bi, eat some squid.

What were the circumstances?

-I got a call. Hello? -When was I inflexible?

Your phone's upside down.

-Say something. -Hello?

-Hang up. -Wait.

-Hang up now. -Wait, I have to go.

I'm talking to you.

The best presentation award

goes to Dr. Myeong Eun-won of Jongno Yulje Medical Center.

To Myeong Eun-won,

for researching the feasibility of cervical elastography

in prediction of preterm delivery

in pregnancies with short cervixes after progesterone treatment,

we present you this best presentation award.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

KOREAN SOCIETY OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE 29TH CONFERENCE

Dr. Ku, just a moment.

It's not much.

I think you should take this.

No, it's all right.

I want you to have it.

No, it's really okay.

It's just…

I was wondering if you're upset with me.

You haven't said much since we talked on the phone.

You don't mistakenly think I stole the paper, do you?

I know you're not like that, but just in case…

If the professors heard any strange rumors,

it would be embarrassing for us both.

You don't have to worry about that.

Thanks, Dr. Ku.

I'm really reflecting on myself.

It really was my mistake for forgetting and not telling you.

A mistake?

Yeah, mistake.

I really forgot.

I'm not sure what's wrong with me these days.

I get you must be very upset.

I would be too.

Next time, this won't ever happen again.

I promise.

If you're upset, let it go.

Yeah, if you write a paper next time,

I'll help you out.

Really.

All right.

I should get going.

Hello.

Dr. Oh.

So…

I wasn't trying to,

but I've overheard you twice now.

It just happened.

But you never apologized.

What?

You didn't apologize.

I didn't?

No.

I'm sorry, Dr. Ku.

Sorry.

I should go.

Let's go home.

Why did you say that?

I don't need an apology.

But I do.

I finally feel better now.

I'm just worried you'll have a target on your back now.

Your life at the hospital going forward

won't be easy.

It's fine. I'll just quit.

What?

Dr. Ku, aren't you angry? Aren't you pissed?

Are you some kind of saint?

I'm a pushover.

Do-won the Pushover.

Have you forgotten?

What are you talking about?

Damn it. Just thinking about it makes me mad.

You f***ing piece of s***.

Have you lost your damn mind?

How dare you open your yap and say that, you son of a b****?

Did you memorize that?

It was easy to remember.

You're good. You have a knack for it.

As soon as I heard it, it rolled off the tongue.

I must have a knack for swearing.

I thought you liked me.

I guess not anymore?

I mean, who talks like that in front of someone they like?

I guess you don't like me anymore.

That's not true.

I still like you.

I'm someone who still curses in front of people I like.

I guess I'm a lunatic.

Then can you say that again?

Really?

Can I like you?

No, not that.

Like, "Piece of crap." That stuff?

Listen carefully. I'm only saying it once.

Okay.

You f***ing piece of s***.

You've lost your damn mind!

How dare you open your yap and say that, you son of a b****?

That damn bastard.

What a load of crap.

She didn't say that.

I added that one.

THANKS TO OUR SPECIAL GUEST, BAE HYEON-SEONG, OUR ETERNAL JANG HONG-DO

RESIDENT PLAYBOOK

You're already preparing to recruit interns?

Our current first-years didn't turn out well at all.

They're all a bit unwell.

Are you laughing? You think it's funny?

I mean, how many times are you going to call Anesthesiology today?

I know, but please, just this once.

-She's here. -She's here.

You said it wasn't coming today.

If they're duds next year too, we're all screwed.

You go on leave tomorrow. Right, Dr. Ku?

Don't call me and ask, "Where are you?"

Especially you, Jae-il.

You're gone for three days, not three months.

Don't you worry.

Bye.

Anytime we ask something, they say to ask the chief resident.

How many times can we say Ku Do-won's not here?

-Geez, OB! -Why is he mad?

It's to tell you no.

Then should we not call you?

They think we're fools, because we hold back.

Right, being patient three times is too much.

You'll just go mad.

No!

Does your stomach hurt?

They're in emergency surgery. What do we do?

Subtitle translation by: Jamie Jin