Season 1 Episode 3

Backwards

Air date: Mar 30, 2016

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

Patient Who Can Only Speak Backwards

Alex works with a patient who can only speak backwards.

Episode shows: Alex works with a patient who can only speak backwards.
Clinical takeaway: Patient Who Can Only Speak Backwards is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.5/5patient-speaks-backwardscardiac-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

While working with a patient who can only speak backwards, Alex also finds herself challenged to speak when she and Pierce, after being caught in a compromising position, are sent to therapy.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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