The Resident

Season 3 Episode 15

Last Shot

Air date: Feb 18, 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.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Neurosurgery Center Safety Concern

Staff discover the new neurosurgery center is not what was promised.

Episode shows
Staff discover the new neurosurgery center is not what was promised.
Clinical takeaway
Neurosurgery Center Safety Concern is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5neurosurgery-center-safety-concernpatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

Heart Transplant Unexpected Result

Mina and the Raptor work on a heart transplant with an unexpected result.

Episode shows
Mina and the Raptor work on a heart transplant with an unexpected result.
Clinical takeaway
Heart Transplant Unexpected Result is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5heart-transplant-unexpected-resultpatient-safetymedical-ethics

Case 3

Possible Poisoned Patients Re-Examination

Conrad re-examines three patients who may have been poisoned.

Episode shows
Conrad re-examines three patients who may have been poisoned.
Clinical takeaway
Possible Poisoned Patients Re-Examination is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac-device, access, mental-health, emergency, toxicology, surgery, or transplant issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5possible-poisoned-patients-reexaminationpatient-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

When Red Rock finally opens the doors to its new neurosurgery center and Nic is forced to work alongside Cain again, she, along with the rest of the staff, discover that the center is not everything that was promised. Mina and The Raptor work together with a new surgeon on a heart transplant that has an unexpected result. Meanwhile, after becoming personally involved, Bell asks Conrad to re-examine the three patients who may have been poisoned.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

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