The Resident

Season 2 Episode 18

Emergency Contact

Air date: Mar 25, 2019

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

Young Gymnast Mysterious Symptoms

A young gymnast has mysterious symptoms.

Episode shows
A young gymnast has mysterious symptoms.
Clinical takeaway
Young Gymnast Mysterious Symptoms is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, emergency, surgery, ECMO, obstetric, blood shortage, transplant, or access issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5young-gymnast-mysterious-symptomspatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Ex-Husband Emergency Surgery

Kit's ex-husband comes to the ER needing emergency surgery.

Episode shows
Kit's ex-husband comes to the ER needing emergency surgery.
Clinical takeaway
Ex-Husband Emergency Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, emergency, surgery, ECMO, obstetric, blood shortage, transplant, or access issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5ex-husband-emergency-surgerypatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

Chastain picks up the pieces after the fall out with the corrupt medical device company Quovadis, leaving Marshall ready to charter new territory in the medical field, and Devon to finally discover the truth about what happened to Julian Booth. As Conrad and Alec team up to help a young gymnast experiencing mysterious symptoms, Nic focuses on her sister, who's back with their estranged father, Kyle, in tow. Meanwhile, Bell rushes to Kit's aid when her ex-husband comes to the ER needing emergency surgery.

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.