Season 2 Episode 5

The Germ

Air date: Oct 22, 2018

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

Medical Device Product Switch

Bell chooses Julian Booth's devices over the hospital's usual products.

Episode shows: Bell chooses Julian Booth's devices over the hospital's usual products.
Clinical takeaway: Medical Device Product Switch is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, trauma, toxicology, cancer, sleep, clinical-trial, or transplant issue.

Accuracy 3.4/5device-product-switchpatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Child Recurrent Cancer

Conrad and Nic help a child after learning his cancer has returned.

Episode shows: Conrad and Nic help a child after learning his cancer has returned.
Clinical takeaway: Child Recurrent Cancer is included because episode evidence supports a concrete device, trauma, toxicology, cancer, sleep, clinical-trial, or transplant issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5child-recurrent-cancerpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

When Bell makes the executive call to utilize Julian Booth's medical devices, rather than the hospital's usual products, Kit and AJ must stop their momentary feuding in order to team up against him. Elsewhere in the hospital, Conrad and Nic work to make a child's dreams come true after finding out his cancer has returned and the rest of the staff takes notice of Julian and Devon's new friendship.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

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