FTEC - Wednesday Day Shift [1/31]

[dr-jwilsonmd.livejournal.com]

It was Wednesday morning, which meant clinic time for Wilson. Checking in with the duty nurse and confirming there were no occupants in the clinic, Wilson grinned at Aziraphale as the angel settled into his habitual chair. Getting coffee started, the young doctor set up his laptop on the front desk and set about putting the finishing touches on their trip up north.

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Re: Exam 1 - Nadia

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia took the card, repeating the instructions to herself and nodding absently. "Um. What's narcolepsy?" It sounded . . . gross.

Re: Exam 1 - Nadia

[dr-jwilsonmd.livejournal.com]

"Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day. It can also affect your ability to fall asleep at night." Wilson cribbed from WebMD explained.

"In a typical sleep cycle, we initially enter the early stages of sleep followed by deeper sleep stages and ultimately -after about 90 minutes- rapid eye movement -REM- sleep. For people suffering from narcolepsy, REM sleep occurs almost immediately in the sleep cycle as well as periodically during the waking hours. It is in REM sleep that we can experience dreams and muscle paralysis which explains some of the symptoms of narcolepsy."

Re: Exam 1 - Nadia

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia just kind of gaped.

". . . oh. I kinda thought someone had just put a spell on me, or something."

Re: Exam 1 - Nadia

[dr-jwilsonmd.livejournal.com]

"Well... Alanna might be able to look you over with a 'magical' eye and see if there was anything of that sort going on. I'm afraid I'm more your systemic diagnostic tool." Wilson said with a wry smile.

Re: Exam 1 - Nadia

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia nodded. "Well, thanks, anyway. I'll try the scheduling stuff."