Season 1 Episode 5

The Land of Normal

Air date: Apr 20, 2016

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

Heart Surgery and Surgeon Grief

Alex performs heart surgery on a patient while concerned about personal grief in the operating room.

Episode shows: Alex performs heart surgery on a patient while concerned about personal grief in the operating room.
Clinical takeaway: Heart Surgery and Surgeon Grief is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5heart-surgery-and-surgeon-griefcardiac-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

On the anniversary of her sister's death, Alex performs heart surgery on a patient who fears she can't leave her personal grief out of the operating room. In other events, Millicent dates a sexy artist; and Pierce wants a bigger role in Alex's family.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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