diagnostic realism
3.8/5
ER
Season 4 Episode 9
Obstruction of Justice
Obstruction of Justice is curated around Carter Refuses a Domestic Abuse Evidence Warrant; Corday Performs a Rare Femoral Transplant.
Air date: Dec 11, 1997
overall
3.8/5
procedure realism
3.7/5
workflow realism
3.9/5
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.
2 cases identified
Case 1
Carter Refuses a Domestic Abuse Evidence Warrant
Carter is arrested after refusing to honor a warrant seeking evidence in a domestic abuse incident.
- Episode shows
- Obstruction of Justice directly supports domestic-violence evidence and privacy conflict.
- Clinical takeaway
- Evidence requests can collide with patient safety, consent, and confidentiality.
Accuracy 3.8/5domestic-violence-evidence-warrant
Case 2
Corday Performs a Rare Femoral Transplant
Corday is able to perform a rare femoral transplant.
- Episode shows
- The summary supports a rare-procedure case without detailed indications.
- Clinical takeaway
- Rare procedures require consent, indication clarity, and careful follow-up.
Accuracy 3.8/5experimental-procedure-consent
Episode Summary
Carter is arrested when he refuses to honor a warrant seeking evidence in a domestic abuse incident. Corday is overjoyed to be able to perform a rare femoral transplant. Doug returns from California. Benton and Corday discover that they have a lot in common. Cynthia takes Rachel to the dentist — and other places. Jeanie threatens to sue to get her job back, to Weaver's dismay. Anspaugh rehires Jeanie and Al leaves for Atlanta without her. Ellis West invites Weaver to St. Barts. Attorney Herb Spivak shadows Mark all day wanting to "play" doctor, with some interesting outcomes. Carol lectures Cynthia regarding "inappropriate behavior" while on duty, and later she gets busted by Cynthia for kissing Doug.
Differential Diagnosis and Testing Logic
Carter Refuses a Domestic Abuse Evidence Warrant: A real team would evaluate domestic violence evidence warrant using the supported presentation, vital signs, focused history, exam, risk assessment, and targeted consultation or testing when indicated. The available summary does not support adding unshown vital signs, lab values, medications, imaging findings, timestamps, or outcomes.
Corday Performs a Rare Femoral Transplant: A real team would evaluate experimental procedure consent using the supported presentation, vital signs, focused history, exam, risk assessment, and targeted consultation or testing when indicated. The available summary does not support adding unshown vital signs, lab values, medications, imaging findings, timestamps, or outcomes.
Medical Accuracy Review
Carter Refuses a Domestic Abuse Evidence Warrant: The episode summary supports this as a concrete medical, safety, diagnostic, or care-pathway thread. The available summary does not support adding unshown vital signs, test results, medication doses, timestamps, consent dialogue, or final outcomes.
Corday Performs a Rare Femoral Transplant: The episode summary supports this as a concrete medical, safety, diagnostic, or care-pathway thread. The available summary does not support adding unshown vital signs, test results, medication doses, timestamps, consent dialogue, or final outcomes.
Sources and Further Reading
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