The Resident

Season 3 Episode 14

The Flea

Air date: Jan 28, 2020

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

Jet Skiing Accident Trauma

Two Red Rock donors are involved in a jet skiing accident.

Episode shows
Two Red Rock donors are involved in a jet skiing accident.
Clinical takeaway
Jet Skiing Accident Trauma is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5jet-skiing-accident-traumapatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Three Patients with Shared Trigger

Three patients with different symptoms may be triggered by the same thing.

Episode shows
Three patients with different symptoms may be triggered by the same thing.
Clinical takeaway
Three Patients with Shared Trigger is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5three-patients-shared-triggerpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

Cain feels disrespected by Logan Kim when he is left out of a major decision regarding Conrad. Meanwhile, the doctors work together to try to save the lives of two big Red Rock donors who were involved in a jet skiing accident. Then, Irving and Devon realize that three of their patients, all with different symptoms, could actually be triggered by the same thing. Also, Bell's supplement company proves to be more lucrative than anyone anticipated, but an unexpected snag could put it in jeopardy.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

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