Monday Mornings

Season 1 Episode 4

Forks Over Knives

Air date: Feb 25, 2013

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

Unorthodox Procedure for Extreme OCD

Tina proposes an unorthodox procedure for extreme OCD.

Episode shows
Tina proposes an unorthodox procedure for extreme OCD.
Clinical takeaway
Unorthodox Procedure for Extreme OCD is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.8/5unorthodox-procedure-for-extreme-ocdpatient-safety

Case 2

Critical Internal Bleeding and Refusal of Care

A girl with critical internal bleeding refuses care because of religious beliefs.

Episode shows
A girl with critical internal bleeding refuses care because of religious beliefs.
Clinical takeaway
Critical Internal Bleeding and Refusal of Care is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.8/5critical-internal-bleeding-refusalpatient-safety

Case 3

Successful Surgery With Unforeseen Side Effect

A former patient sues after a successful surgery creates an unforeseen side effect.

Episode shows
A former patient sues after a successful surgery creates an unforeseen side effect.
Clinical takeaway
Successful Surgery With Unforeseen Side Effect is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, surgical, emergency, transplant, ethics, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5successful-surgery-unforeseen-side-effectpatient-safety

About the Episode

Tina's proposal to use an unorthodox procedure to treat a young man with extreme O.C.D. divides the surgeons at the 311 conference. At the same time, Villanueva must find a way to treat a girl with critical internal bleeding who refuses care because of her religious beliefs. Sung discovers that no good deed goes unpunished when a former patient sues him after her successful surgery creates an unforeseen side effect – abnormally increased sexual appetite.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

Final editorial assessment will be added after review.