Royal Pains

Season 4 Episode 12

Hurts Like a Mother

Air date: Sep 5, 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

Student Nerves and Mother Illness

A student has severe nerves while her mother also falls ill, and Hank races to diagnose the unconnected-looking conditions.

Episode shows
A student has severe nerves while her mother also falls ill, and Hank races to diagnose the unconnected-looking conditions.
Clinical takeaway
Student Nerves and Mother Illness is included because episode evidence supports a concrete symptom, condition, injury, or treatment decision.
Accuracy 3.6/5student-nerves-and-mother-illnesspatient-safetydiagnostic-reasoning

About the Episode

While HankMed treats a high-strung student for a bad case of nerves, her easy-going romance novelist mother falls ill as well and Hank must race to diagnose the two seemingly unconnected conditions.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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