Monday Mornings

Season 1 Episode 1

Pilot

Air date: Feb 4, 2013

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.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Brain Aneurysm After Crash

A crash victim is found to have a life-threatening brain aneurysm.

Episode shows
A crash victim is found to have a life-threatening brain aneurysm.
Clinical takeaway
Brain Aneurysm After Crash is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.8/5life-threatening-brain-aneurysm-after-crashpatient-safety

Case 2

Soccer Injury With Graver Problem

An eleven-year-old's soccer injury reveals a more serious problem.

Episode shows
An eleven-year-old's soccer injury reveals a more serious problem.
Clinical takeaway
Soccer Injury With Graver Problem is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.8/5soccer-injury-with-graver-problempatient-safety

Case 3

Deep Brain Stimulation for Hand Tremors

Sung performs deep brain stimulation for uncontrollable hand tremors.

Episode shows
Sung performs deep brain stimulation for uncontrollable hand tremors.
Clinical takeaway
Deep Brain Stimulation for Hand Tremors is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.8/5deep-brain-stimulation-for-hand-tremorspatient-safety

About the Episode

Trauma Chief Jorge Villanueva treats what appears to be an attempted suicide by car only to discover that the crash victim suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ty Wilson is shaken by the case of 11-year-old Quinn McDaniels, whose soccer injury reveals a much graver problem. Workaholic Dr. Sydney Napur solves a case that had the rest of the hospital staff stumped. Meanwhile, Dr. Sung Park performs high-tech deep brain stimulation on a patient with uncontrollable hand tremors.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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