Season 1 Episode 8

Match Game

Air date: May 11, 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.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Father Kidney Transplant

Alex's father needs a new kidney.

Episode shows: Alex's father needs a new kidney.
Clinical takeaway: Father Kidney Transplant is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5father-kidney-transplantcardiac-surgerypatient-safety

Case 2

Unlikely Kidney Donor

An unlikely donor emerges for the kidney transplant.

Episode shows: An unlikely donor emerges for the kidney transplant.
Clinical takeaway: Unlikely Kidney Donor is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.5/5unlikely-kidney-donorcardiac-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

When Alex's father needs a new kidney, an unlikely donor emerges and family secrets threaten to destroy the close relationship between father and daughter.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

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