Shadowing Practice: Watch Dr. Shaun's Incredible Surgical Skills (Part1) | The Good Doctor - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Adam!
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Adam!
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Oh, my God!
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Adam!
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Somebody kill 911!
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What?
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Oh, my God!
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Oh, my God!
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I'm a doctor.
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Let me take a look.
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Let me take a look.
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This jugular vein's been cut.
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Does anyone have a clean cloth?
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Please, someone.
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I have a fresh change of clothes in my bag.
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That's great.
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You're killing him.
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I'm saving his life.
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He was bleeding out.
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You have it in the wrong place.
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I think I remember enough of Anatomy 101 to know what the jugular vein is.
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You would be in the right place if you were an adult.
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He's not an adult.
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He is a boy, which means you're also putting pressure on his trachea, which means he's not currently breathing.
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You have to put the pressure higher up.
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There.
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Some glass.
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He'll be fine.
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The veins in the boy's left arm are popping.
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Is that bad?
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I don't see.
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Intraterasic pressure.
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No, his chest is rising.
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He's breathing.
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No, the chest is moving paradoxically.
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The left lung is in distress.
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Yes.
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Who here has a sharp knife?
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Blade five inches or longer?
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Nobody?
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You should start artificial respiration.
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and he's going to stop breathing very soon.
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You can't be back here.
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Oh, I need a knife.
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Where do you keep the knives people forget they're traveling with?
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A knife?
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Sure.
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Anything else?
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It's very...
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There is a medical emergency.
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There's a medical emergency.
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That one.
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That one right near the top looks very sharp.
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Would you get it for me?
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I'm not going to give you a knife.
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I'll ask you...
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There's not the time.
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Weapon!
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Weapon!
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Move!
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Get out of the way!
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Drop it!
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Oh, idiot!
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You're lucky we didn't just shoot!
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No!
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He's trying to save my son's life.
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Excuse me.
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Excuse me, please.
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We'll be right back.
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The incision should take place two ribs down.
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Okay, well, why the bottom?
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The air will continue to weaken accumulate until the damage can be properly repaired The tube allows the air to get out the water in the bottle stops the air from coming back in A homemade one-way valve He's breathing He saved his life He saved his life What the hell?
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It's after one.
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I ran tests.
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The results were ambiguous.
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I think Martine has intestinal malrotation and the devolvulus has occurred.
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Ambiguous test told you this.
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It's a genetic condition.
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The symptoms are very similar to stress.
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Call us in the morning.
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Okay, she may not be alive in the morning.
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Does your boss know you're here?
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No, I think he'd be upset with me for being here.
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I am not waking my daughter up in the middle of a school night because of some freak.
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And you don't need to call me in the morning because I'll be calling your boss in the morning.
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Were you being sarcastic?
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How hard is it to get rid of someone?
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I told you.
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You're right, I'm weird.
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Part of my weirdness is that I perseverate.
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That means I keep thinking about things.
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So I will keep knocking on your door until I know Martine is okay.
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Martine.
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Martine.
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Martine.
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Martine, you need to wake up.
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Oh, honey.
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Martine?
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She vomited.
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I can't wake her.
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I'll call 911.
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No, there's no time.
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Do you have a car?
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Yeah.
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Sean, what's wrong?
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What's wrong?
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Hey, hey, you called me.
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What's wrong?
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Hey, look at me.
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Look at me.
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You don't have to say the whole thing, okay?
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Just one thing, okay?
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One thing.
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My brother.
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Hold on, Sean.
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Hold on.
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Her pulse is too weak to perfuse her organs.
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What?
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What is that?
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Jerry!
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Please hurry.
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Watch your back.
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Patient is a 10-year-old female.
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She has bradycardia with hypovolemic shock.
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She needs oxygen, IV adrenaline, and a liter of saline wide open, please.
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Let's move!
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Right, superior area!
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Her pulse is better.
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She needs an ultrasound.
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There.
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The small bowel is twisted around the superior mesenteric artery.
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Martine needs surgery immediately.
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We need to confirm with Dr.
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Melendez if we...
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No, Dr.
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Melendez is in surgery.
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Part of Martine's bowel is dying and killing her with it.
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No, you cannot make these calls on your own.
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Dr.
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Melendez was very clear.
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He was very clear.
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It's past midnight, which means it's tomorrow, which means you're no longer my boss.
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Is this the OR scheduler?
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Yes, this is Dr.
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Murphy.
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Prepare an OR for surgery.
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Ten blade?
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Ten blade.
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I'll take it from here.
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Nice diagnosis.
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I'll handle the repair work.
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Is Stephanie okay?
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Yes.
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Jared had an excellent idea and she's going to be fine.
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Light?
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Light.
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Would you like me to assist?
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Pretty basic.
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I think I can take this one on my own.
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Go home.
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Get some sleep.
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Let him stay.
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Dr.
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Andrews, leave our opinions on the wisdom of hiring Dr.
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Murphy.
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That battle is lost.
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Sean is here and we have to accept it.
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And we will treat him like any other resident.
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Sir, it's my team.
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And it's my department.
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Dr.
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Murphy?
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Back on suction.
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Congratulations.
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Section ready.
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Tissue looks healthy.
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What are you doing?
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What are you looking for?
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What's he doing?
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I'm not sure.
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John, what are you looking for?
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Masses?
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Cists?
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They're clean.
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Think we'd miss a tumor?
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There's nothing there.
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I know.
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There's nothing there.
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Okay, they'll never need to go back into cold storage, and we gotta go.
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Are you my doctors?
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Sean.
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Sean, we gotta go.
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Come on.
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You home?
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Dad and Mom have had a tough night with your brother or all.
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Come on, let's go.
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No!
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No!
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You don't!
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He promised me!
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He promised me!
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He promised!
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He promised!
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He promised me!
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He promised!
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Sam!
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No, they don't!
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What's wrong with him?
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He's autistic, officer.
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What's that mean?
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Does he need to be in a hospital?
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Last place he should be is the hospital.
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What are you doing?
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Sean, what are you thinking?
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This isn't a question.
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I just, I don't know what you're looking for, Sean.
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Yes, I can feel it.
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It's firmer.
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And?
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I don't know what that means.
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There must be a clot, but there isn't a clot.
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The scans show no clot.
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It's because the scans were taken before they harvested the liver.
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Prior to the liver being flushed with UW solution.
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It's dying.
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To preserve the liver, they replaced all its blood with a solution to protect it from the cold storage, but they must have left some blood behind, which clotted.
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How long to save Bonaventure?
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Less than 30 minutes.
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Can't wait.
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We have to immediately remove the clot and flush the left load to protect it from the ice bath.
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OK, we need to stop the car.
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Here?
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Yes, yes.
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We need to operate right here, right now.
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Flushes from the right.
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So the left lobe starting at the middle hepatic vein.
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Less intrusive cut would be along the falciform ligament to allow access to segment three.
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When you locate the blockage, I'm going to have to remove it.
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I need a straw to cannulate the vein, please.
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There's a straw in my cup.
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UW solution will stabilize the cell walls.
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Preserve the integrity of the board.
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This is better than having a baby in my car.

About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will engage in focused english speaking practice by examining a high-stakes medical scenario from an episode of "The Good Doctor." This excerpt features urgent dialogue and professional terminology used by doctors during a surgical emergency, providing a unique opportunity to enhance your medical vocabulary and improve your conversational skills in English. By shadowing the speech of the characters, you’ll practice pronunciation, intonation, and fluidity within a dramatic context—perfect for aspiring healthcare professionals or anyone interested in medical English.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Jugular vein - A major vein that carries blood from the head to the heart.
  • Clean cloth - A piece of cloth used to stop bleeding or cover wounds.
  • Artificial respiration - A technique used to help someone breathe when they are unable to do so on their own.
  • Intrathoracic pressure - The pressure within the thoracic cavity; affecting breathing and blood flow.
  • Paradoxical movement - A situation in which the chest moves in the opposite direction of normal breathing movement, indicating distress.
  • Sharp knife - A tool needed for making incisions in medical procedures.
  • Pressure - The force applied to a particular area of the body to control bleeding or stabilize a situation.

Practice Tips

To improve your speaking skills while engaging with this energetic segment, consider the following shadow speech techniques. First, watch the video without subtitles to immerse yourself in the natural flow of conversation. Pay attention to the speed and emotional tone of the dialogue. Once you feel comfortable, replay it with subtitles enabled; this can help you catch any vocabulary that you may have missed during the first viewing. Remember to use shadowspeak by mimicking the tone and rhythm of the speakers as you repeat their lines. This dual-layered approach—listening first, then mimicking—will aid you in developing a more authentic accent and conversational style.

Practice each line multiple times, emphasizing critical medical phrases and noticing how the urgency of the situation affects speech patterns. Keep your practice sessions brief but consistent, aiming to integrate new vocabulary into your everyday speaking to reinforce your learning. By utilizing engaging resources like YouTube, you can learn English with YouTube effectively while also developing a specialized medical lexicon.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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