Coma

Season 1 Episode 2

Part 2

Air date: Sep 4, 2012

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Hospital Coma Investigation

A medical student investigates routine procedures that send patients into comas.

Episode shows
A medical student investigates routine procedures that send patients into comas.
Clinical takeaway
Hospital Coma Investigation is included because episode evidence supports a concrete coma, postoperative complication, surgical-safety, or patient-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.5/5hospital-coma-investigationsurgical-safety

Case 2

Routine Procedure Coma Cluster

Patients develop comas after routine procedures.

Episode shows
Patients develop comas after routine procedures.
Clinical takeaway
Routine Procedure Coma Cluster is included because episode evidence supports a concrete coma, postoperative complication, surgical-safety, or patient-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.5/5routine-procedure-coma-clustersurgical-safety

About the Episode

When a young medical student discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after routine procedures send patients into comas, her search for the truth becomes more than she bargained for.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

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