The Resident

Season 3 Episode 12

Best Laid Plans

Air date: Jan 14, 2020

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

Failing Heart VAD Battery

A patient with a failing heart VAD needs a new battery in time to save her life.

Episode shows
A patient with a failing heart VAD needs a new battery in time to save her life.
Clinical takeaway
Failing Heart VAD Battery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5failing-heart-vad-batterypatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Medical Expense Lawsuit Crisis

A previous patient is in crisis after being sued for medical expenses he cannot afford.

Episode shows
A previous patient is in crisis after being sued for medical expenses he cannot afford.
Clinical takeaway
Medical Expense Lawsuit Crisis is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5medical-expense-lawsuit-crisispatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

While working at their non-profit clinic three hours outside of Atlanta, Nic and Mina treat a patient with a failing heart VAD, forcing them to find a new battery in time to save her life. Conrad gets a call from a previous patient in crisis after being sued by Red Rock for medical expenses he can't afford. Meanwhile, Devon's VIP patient, Nadine, returns to the ER and Cain tries to get close to Bell's business partner from the supplement company.

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.