Season 1 Episode 10

What Happens in Vegas... Happens

Air date: May 25, 2016

Medical Cases in This Episode

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1 case identified

Case 1

Mysterious Deadly Illness Lockdown

A mysterious deadly illness sends the hospital into lockdown.

Episode shows: A mysterious deadly illness sends the hospital into lockdown.
Clinical takeaway: Mysterious Deadly Illness Lockdown is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

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About the Episode

In the season finale of "Heartbeat," Alex fights to save the lives of Jesse, Pierce and Ji-Sung when a mysterious and deadly illness sends the hospital into lock down. Meanwhile, Millicent must pick up the pieces when Alex disobeys the orders of the CDC, and an elderly man searching for his missing wife leads Alex to make a drastic decision in her love life.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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