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The Resident

Season 1 Episode 4

Identity Crisis

Air date: Feb 5, 2018

Explore 3 medical cases

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

Wrong-Family Death Notification

An ER mix-up causes Conrad to deliver a death notification to the wrong family.

Episode shows
An ER mix-up causes Conrad to deliver a death notification to the wrong family.
Clinical takeaway
Wrong-Family Death Notification is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, safety, ethics, access, surgical, transplant, cancer, chronic illness, or discharge-planning issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5wrong-family-death-notificationpatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Missing Patient Records

Nic struggles to find a patient's records under Lane's care.

Episode shows
Nic struggles to find a patient's records under Lane's care.
Clinical takeaway
Missing Patient Records is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, safety, ethics, access, surgical, transplant, cancer, chronic illness, or discharge-planning issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5missing-patient-recordspatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 3

Surgical Overreach and Benching

Mina is benched after overreaching in the surgical unit.

Episode shows
Mina is benched after overreaching in the surgical unit.
Clinical takeaway
Surgical Overreach and Benching is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, safety, ethics, access, surgical, transplant, cancer, chronic illness, or discharge-planning issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5surgical-overreach-benchingpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

After a mix-up in the ER causes Conrad to deliver a death notification to the wrong family, he sets out to fix it. Meanwhile, Nic struggles to find a patient's records who has been under Lane's care, Devon forms a bond with an elderly patient and Mina is benched after overreaching in the surgical unit.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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