The Resident

Season 3 Episode 8

Peking Duck Day

Air date: Nov 26, 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.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Thanksgiving ER Surge

Devon and Irving are inundated with ER patients on Thanksgiving.

Episode shows
Devon and Irving are inundated with ER patients on Thanksgiving.
Clinical takeaway
Thanksgiving ER Surge is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, staffing, surgery, neurology, transplant, ethics, or obstetric issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5thanksgiving-er-surgepatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Celebrity Swallowed Wishbone

A celebrity enters the hospital after swallowing a wishbone.

Episode shows
A celebrity enters the hospital after swallowing a wishbone.
Clinical takeaway
Celebrity Swallowed Wishbone is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, staffing, surgery, neurology, transplant, ethics, or obstetric issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5celebrity-swallowed-wishbonepatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 3

Publicity-Driven Surgeon Assignment

A new surgeon is assigned to a celebrity case for publicity.

Episode shows
A new surgeon is assigned to a celebrity case for publicity.
Clinical takeaway
Publicity-Driven Surgeon Assignment is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, staffing, surgery, neurology, transplant, ethics, or obstetric issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5publicity-driven-surgeon-assignmentpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

Upon dubbing Thanksgiving "the most dangerous day of the year," Devon and Irving are inundated with patients in the ER. When an A-list celebrity enters the hospital after swallowing a wish bone, Logan Kim assigns a new surgeon to the case in the hopes of garnering extra publicity. Meanwhile, tensions run high at the Raptor home when he hosts his biological and adoptive families for a Thanksgiving dinner and Kyle interrupts Nic and Conrad's low-key plans.

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.