Season 2 Episode 21

Stuck as Foretold

Air date: Apr 22, 2019

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

Severe Blood Shortage and Lifesaving Care

A severe blood shortage threatens a patient's survival.

Episode shows: A severe blood shortage threatens a patient's survival.
Clinical takeaway: Severe Blood Shortage and Lifesaving Care is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, emergency, surgery, ECMO, obstetric, blood shortage, transplant, or access issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5severe-blood-shortage-lifesaving-carepatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

New Anesthesiologist Concern

Mina and Devon work with a new anesthesiologist who is not what she seems.

Episode shows: Mina and Devon work with a new anesthesiologist who is not what she seems.
Clinical takeaway: New Anesthesiologist Concern is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, emergency, surgery, ECMO, obstetric, blood shortage, transplant, or access issue.

Accuracy 3.4/5new-anesthesiologist-concernpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

When the hospital has a severe blood shortage, Conrad must try every avenue to save a patient's life. Nic receives devastating news and is left worrying about her sister's health, while Mina and Devon work with a new anesthesiologist who is not what she seems. Elsewhere, Kit considers the future of her intertwining relationships and Bell has an encounter with a woman from his past.

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.