diagnostic realism
2.5/5
The Resident
Season 5 Episode 16
6 Volts
The Resident S5E16 has one supported medical case: Eliza, a suicidal patient Devon considers for deep brain stimulation.
Air date: Mar 29, 2022
overall
2.7/5
procedure realism
2.6/5
workflow realism
3.0/5
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.
1 case identified
Case 1
Eliza: Suicidality and Proposed Deep Brain Stimulation
Devon treats a suicidal woman and considers whether deep brain stimulation could help.
- Episode shows
- Apple TV, Rotten Tomatoes, TVmaze, and PogDesign say Devon treats a suicidal woman he thinks may be a good candidate for deep brain stimulation. TV Insider identifies the patient as Eliza and describes multiple suicide attempts.
- Clinical takeaway
- The case is useful because it shows the tension between urgent suicide care and experimental device-based psychiatric treatment.
Accuracy 2.7/5deep-brain-stimulationsuicide-riskexperimental-treatment
About the Episode
Conrad and The Raptor help out an old friend whose heart problems reveal a bigger issue than they anticipated. Meanwhile, Devon treats a suicidal woman whom he thinks might be a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation. Then, Bell confronts the Medical Board about the cases he's been investigating, and Billie and Trevor have an emotional reunion.
Medical Relevance
A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.
The Medical Verdict
The Resident S5E16 has one supported medical case: Eliza, a suicidal patient Devon considers for deep brain stimulation.