The Pitt Recap: Crashing Out

Consider Dr. Langdon. When a teenage patient, Grady, arrived with a severe asthma attack, Langdon immediately wanted to insert a breathing tube. Dr. Shen advised caution, explaining that intubating someone with severe asthma can sometimes cause a heart attack, and they should try other treatments first. Those initial treatments helped, but when Grady began struggling again, Langdon quickly prepared to intubate. This time, Dr. Crus intervened, pointing out that Grady had a collapsed lung. After a quick procedure to insert a chest tube, Crus stabilized Grady’s breathing. Langdon realized how close he had come to overreacting and seemed shaken by the experience.

