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Trust the Protocol

A single-panel pastel webcomic shows three bald cartoon hospital trainees in scrubs standing in a light cream resident workroom. A med student in blue asks a question, a resident in green looks uncertain, and a chief resident in purple gives a deadpan command. A small desk holds papers and a coffee mug, and a note nearby references potassium and magnesium targets.
Comic transcript
Med Student: “How come we replete potassium and magnesium in otherwise healthy inpatients?”
Resident: “Well, according to our elders, potassium and magnesium are critical to… something.”
Chief Resident: “Yeah, we’ve got no idea. Now finish repleting everybody and go order daily labs on patients who are going home today.”
Visible text: “MED STUDENT” / “RESIDENT” / “CHIEF RESIDENT” / “K>4 Mg>2 Send Them All Home!” / “TRUST THE PROTOCOL”