1 | '''Basic Trope''': Doctors don't have specialties, even when they should. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Alice is a gynecologist, but is seen running an EKG on Bob. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Alice is a psychiatrist who actually performs heart surgery on Bob. |
5 | ** Alice is a SuperDoc, who performs surgeries of various different specialties, often in the same day. |
6 | ** Alice switches places with Carol the Cardiologist for the day. |
7 | ** Alice is a veterinarian, and has not had a human patient before. |
8 | * '''Downplayed''': |
9 | ** Alice runs a standard physical exam and medical history on each of her patients, in addition to the standard breast and pelvic exams she's expected to perform. |
10 | ** Alice's specialty within gynecology is obstetrics, but she is more than happy to help patients who are ''not'' pregnant or trying to conceive. |
11 | ** Bob has a heart attack on the subway. Alice can only provide preliminary care while waiting for the ambulance. |
12 | * '''Justified''': |
13 | ** It's AfterTheEnd, and Alice is the only one in [[AdamAndEvePlot a small group of survivors]] with ''any'' medical knowledge or training. |
14 | ** Many women see only their OB/GYN for well-visits, even when they really should be seeing a primary-care doctor as well. So in the interest of looking out for her patients, Alice needs to cover ''all'' her bases, not just the ones covered by a bikini. |
15 | ** Carol called in sick that day, and somehow, no one else is able to do this. |
16 | ** Due to an epidemic lockdown most of the nurses are stuck at home, forcing the doctors to double as nurses. |
17 | ** Alice has a specialty, but she also has generalized knowledge and training from med school. |
18 | ** It's part of a very elaborate TwinSwitch prank. |
19 | ** [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands Alice keeps changing specialties.]] |
20 | ** Alice is a general practitioner (GP) or primary care physician. |
21 | ** Alice is a certified genius, and is therefore capable of being well-versed on several medical specialties. |
22 | ** Alice mentions she did a lot of [=EKGs=] during her residency, since it was a small hospital. |
23 | ** It's a medical emergency, and Alice is the only person with any medical knowledge nearby. She's just trying to make sure that Bob can survive long enough for emergency services to arrive. |
24 | * '''Inverted''': |
25 | ** Doctors are portrayed as even more specialized than they are in real life. |
26 | ** Doctors Alice, Bob, Claire, and Daniel are a TrueCompanions, thus perform surgeries together that would not require multiple surgeons in real life. |
27 | * '''Subverted''': |
28 | ** Alice attempts cardiology but botches the surgery. |
29 | ** When Carol is grievously injured, Alice walks in seemingly ready to perform life-saving surgery, but then walks out immediately, saying she wasn't trained for this. |
30 | * '''Double Subverted''': The surgery goes through a few close calls but Alice ultimately pulls through. |
31 | * '''Parodied''': |
32 | ** Alice is TheMillstone of the MedicalDrama. |
33 | ** A nurse asks Alice why she keeps changing jobs. |
34 | ** A DelegationRelay takes place. |
35 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Alice's specialty or lack thereof changes all the time, DependingOnTheWriter. |
36 | * '''Averted''': Alice sticks to her specialty. |
37 | * '''Enforced''': |
38 | ** ArtisticLicenseMedicine |
39 | ** SpecialSnowflakeSyndrome |
40 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I'm not a cardiologist, but I'll definitely do an EKG for you." |
41 | * '''Invoked''': When Bob has a heart attack on the subway, Alice thinks of the characters on TV who do things outside their specialties and gears up to provide first aid. |
42 | * '''Exploited''': Someone pressures Alice to do something that would cause her to lose her license, and to face a malpractice suit, in order to ruin her career. |
43 | * '''Defied''': Alice does nothing, because she's afraid she'll screw it up. After all, it's been years since she's done anything heart-related, or had a male patient. |
44 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
45 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
46 | * '''Deconstructed''': Because she is a gynecologist and isn't trained in cardiology, Alice botches an EKG thus dooming her patient. |
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48 | [[OpenHeartDentistry I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll take a look]]. |
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50 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
51 | %% |
52 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
53 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
54 | %%* '''IntendedAudienceReaction''': ??? |
55 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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