Season 1 Episode 15

True Believers

Air date: Jan 25, 1999

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

Young Boy Emergency Leg Amputation

Roger must amputate young Kevin's leg to save his life.

Episode shows: Roger must amputate young Kevin's leg to save his life.
Clinical takeaway: Young Boy Emergency Leg Amputation is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cancer, amputation, pregnancy, genetic disease, ALS, neurologic symptom, coma, seizure, trauma, consent, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5young-boy-emergency-leg-amputationpatient-safetyinformed-consent

About the Episode

Roger is forced to hurriedly perform an operation in order to save the life of a young boy, Kevin. But in order to same Kevin, Roger must amputate the boy's leg, something which greatly upsets both the Kevin and his father. Meanwhile, Evan must take care of his insane patient Charlie, who believes aliens are going to come to his aid.

Medical Relevance

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