The Resident

Season 3 Episode 2

Flesh of My Flesh

Air date: Oct 1, 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

Dangerous Surgery for Publicity

Cain tries to recruit Bell and Kit to join a dangerous surgery for hospital publicity.

Episode shows
Cain tries to recruit Bell and Kit to join a dangerous surgery for hospital publicity.
Clinical takeaway
Dangerous Surgery for Publicity is included because episode evidence supports a concrete surgical, emergency, medication, staffing, or patient-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5dangerous-surgery-for-publicitypatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Emotional Attachment to High-Risk Patient

The Raptor becomes emotionally attached to a patient whose life is in his hands.

Episode shows
The Raptor becomes emotionally attached to a patient whose life is in his hands.
Clinical takeaway
Emotional Attachment to High-Risk Patient is included because episode evidence supports a concrete surgical, emergency, medication, staffing, or patient-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5emotional-attachment-to-high-risk-patientpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

Cain tries to recruit Bell and Kit to join him on a dangerous surgery, with the intent of garnering publicity for the hospital. Meanwhile, the Raptor finds himself with an emotional attachment to a patient whose life is put in his hands and Mina's friend, Adaku (guest star Erinn Westbrook), arrives at the hospital with shocking news. Also, Devon rotates out of the ER and Nic plans a surprise for Conrad.

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.