Season 1 Episode 1

Pilot

Air date: Oct 16, 2012

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.

1 case identified

Case 1

Teenage Fainting and Cardiac Tamponade

Episode evidence supports a teen patient whose fainting is ultimately cardiac tamponade.

Episode shows: Episode evidence supports a teen patient whose fainting is ultimately cardiac tamponade.
Clinical takeaway: This is a concrete emergency cardiovascular case.

Accuracy 3.1/5teenage-fainting-cardiac-tamponadepatient-safety

About the Episode

Recent medical school graduate Emily Owens is now a first-year surgical intern at Denver Memorial Hospital and she is ready to leave high school persona of geeky-girl-with-flop-sweats behind her.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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