Medical Investigation

Season 1 Episode 14

Ice Station

Air date: Jan 28, 2005

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.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Arctic Deadly Brain Affliction

A deadly brain affliction at an Arctic station culminates in dementia.

Episode shows
A deadly brain affliction at an Arctic station culminates in dementia.
Clinical takeaway
Arctic Deadly Brain Affliction is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5arctic-deadly-brain-afflictionoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

Case 2

Bacterial or Fungal Source Question

Connor suspects a bacterial or fungal infection.

Episode shows
Connor suspects a bacterial or fungal infection.
Clinical takeaway
Bacterial or Fungal Source Question is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5bacterial-or-fungal-source-questionoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

About the Episode

Dr. Connor and his elite medical experts chopper into a frozen Arctic scientific station to probe a deadly brain affliction that climaxes when its victims fall into dementia. As a whiteout snow storm strands some of the team on the tiny base camp, Powell begins to display the same frightening symptoms. As a weakening Powell conceals the news from his family back home, Connor is sure that the source is a bacterial or fungal infection -- but the window of time to prove his theory is rapidly evaporating.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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