iDRief
MDS

Season 1 Episode 1

Time of Death

Air date: Sep 25, 2002

Explore 2 medical cases

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

Uninsured Patient Treatment

Kellerman and Dalgety help treat an uninsured patient.

Episode shows
Kellerman and Dalgety help treat an uninsured patient.
Clinical takeaway
Uninsured Patient Treatment is included because episode evidence supports a concrete surgery, cardiac, stroke, trauma, transplant, pregnancy, access-to-care, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5uninsured-patient-treatmentpatient-safety

Case 2

Heart Patient Refuses Surgery

A heart patient refuses surgery that could save him.

Episode shows
A heart patient refuses surgery that could save him.
Clinical takeaway
Heart Patient Refuses Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete surgery, cardiac, stroke, trauma, transplant, pregnancy, access-to-care, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5heart-patient-refuses-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

Kellerman and Dalgety rope an intern named Maggie into helping them treat an uninsured patient; Mission General's new administrator gets off to a rough start; and a heart patient refuses to undergo surgery that could save his life.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

Final editorial assessment will be added after review.