diagnostic realism
2.8/5
Doogie Howser M.D.
Season 4 Episode 13
Roommate with a View
Doogie Howser S4E13 has one supported transplant case: Bert, a kidney-transplant candidate offered a kidney by Jerry, a fishing partner he barely knows.
Air date: Dec 30, 1992
overall
3.2/5
procedure realism
3.3/5
workflow realism
3.4/5
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.
1 case identified
Case 1
Bert: Kidney Transplant Candidate Offered a Kidney by Jerry
Bert needs a kidney, and Jerry, a fishing partner he barely knows, offers to donate.
- Episode shows
- TVmaze says Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown, as does a kidney-transplant candidate. Wikipedia's episode list names Bert as a man in need of a kidney and says Jerry, a fishing partner he hardly knows, offers one.
- Clinical takeaway
- The case is useful because unrelated living kidney donation can be appropriate, but only after independent evaluation confirms medical safety, compatibility, motivation, and voluntary consent.
Accuracy 3.2/5kidney-transplantliving-donationunrelated-donor
About the Episode
Doogie learns a lesson about trusting the unknown from a free-spirited model sharing his loft, as does a kidney-transplant candidate.
Medical Relevance
A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.
The Medical Verdict
Doogie Howser S4E13 has one supported transplant case: Bert, a kidney-transplant candidate offered a kidney by Jerry, a fishing partner he barely knows.