i don’t remember

Me: Why do you take metoprolol?

Patient: Which one is that?

Me: It’s the one that’s called metoprolol.

Patient: What is it for?

Me: We use it for a lot of things, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat…

Patient: I don’t know. I guess they told me to take it.

Me: Who is “they”?

Patient: My heart doctor.

Me: Who is your heart doctor?

Patient: I don’t remember his name.

Me: Why do you see a heart doctor?

Patient: Because they told me to.

Me: Who is “they”?

Patient: I don’t remember.