You are inside the Central Control Room, its walls painted a light gray. The drop lights above the desk to the far right of the room and the console's keyboard have both been switched off. Many screens are lined up next to each other, all of them unpowered. Also here is Sgt. Arni (60HP).
The broadcast system is currently running on an uninterrupted power supply.
- You view May's summarized medical history.
Amy said it was a virus, right? Is there something else she doesn't know about this?
Since your last turn:
- • ANDRO MK I "The patient was initially sent to the hospital for fever, accompanied by pain in their right arm that had persisted for a week. A day into being confined, their right arm showed signs of inflammation (redness, swelling, and warmth.)
The patient reported bleeding in the arm a week before the initial hospital visit. After a battery of laboratory tests, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (diagnostically a marker for inflammation) and Erythocyte Sedimentation Rate were found to be elevated.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a soft tissue abscess in the shaft and intracapsular metaphyseal end of the humerus. Oedema in the area was also visualized. The patient was found to have acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO). The causative organism from the isolate was found to be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) via PCR.
The patient was treated with oral linezolid, subject to close monitoring. The patient developed thrombocytopenia (a decrease of platelets in the blood), prompting the discontinuation of treatment with linezolid. A central venous catheter (Hickman catheter) was inserted in the subclavian vein to administer an experimental, long-term intravenous lipopeptide antibiotic for 4 to 6 weeks, after clearance that the patient is eligible to participate in the clinical trial.
Necrotic bone tissue was surgically debrided before long-term antibiotic therapy. Venous thrombosis, particularly upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis (UEDVT) developed in the patient. Additionally, the patient was found to possess a genetic mutation, Prothrombin G20210A, that increases the risk for venous thrombosis, and can potentially contribute to hypercoagulability.
Unfractionated heparin (5–10 U/kg per hour) was prescribed for intravenous administeration to the patient, but an administration error inadvertently caused the dose to be delivered intramuscularly. A secondary infection occured, traced to residual necrotic tissue left from the previous surgical debridement of bone tissue from the patient. Its severity required the amputation of the patient's right arm.
Tissue samples revealed the presence of a presently unknown virus acquired from exposure of the patient to the Shadowglen Underground, postulated to have compromised the immune system of the patient. In cooperation with the SPD, a disinformation campaign has been launched to state that the patient's pilocytic astrocytoma (documented in a separate record) is a malignant brain tumor. The virus has been deliberately downplayed.
The patient's case is highly classified, to prevent rectification or further investigation from non-sanctioned parties. The attending healthcare team has been selected to ensure a minimum risk of leakage of the case." (screen display)
Possible actions:
- Return to 'The Truth'
Inventory:
- You carry a knife and a key to Floor 108B on one pocket; your phone on the other. On top of your clothing, you are wearing a black face mask, a golden one-eye eyepiece, a lapel, an earpiece, a black tactical vest with a two loaded pistols and 10 spare magazines inside the vest pouches.
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