Season 1 Episode 12

The Fear

Air date: Jul 24, 2014

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

Manic Hallucinations and Refusal of Admission

Catherine has hallucinations, increasingly manic behavior, and refuses hospital admission.

Episode shows: Catherine has hallucinations, increasingly manic behavior, and refuses hospital admission.
Clinical takeaway: Manic Hallucinations and Refusal of Admission is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.7/5manic-hallucinations-refuses-admissionmental-health

Case 2

Surgeon Avoidance After Botched Surgery

Bickman is reluctant to return to the operating room after Joey's botched surgery.

Episode shows: Bickman is reluctant to return to the operating room after Joey's botched surgery.
Clinical takeaway: Surgeon Avoidance After Botched Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.5/5surgeon-avoidance-after-botched-surgerymental-health

Case 3

Absence of Fear

The team wonders whether a woman's knife confrontation reflects an absence of fear.

Episode shows: The team wonders whether a woman's knife confrontation reflects an absence of fear.
Clinical takeaway: Absence of Fear is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.7/5absence-of-fearmental-health

About the Episode

Catherine is experiencing hallucinations and refuses Dr. Hartramph's urging to be admitted into a hospital. Her behavior is becoming increasingly manic and it isn't long before Mahmoud begins to piece together what she's seeing. Meanwhile, Bickman is reluctant to go back into the operating room after Joey's botched surgery. Catherine encourages Bickman to see Lina so that she can re-wire his brain. A woman confronts a knife-wielding man on the street and the team wonders if it's really a display of bravery or if she has an absence of fear.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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