Season 1 Episode 8

The Kindness of Strangers

Air date: Nov 22, 2009

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

Liver Transplant Setback

A patient is left without a new liver after a setback.

Episode shows: A patient is left without a new liver after a setback.
Clinical takeaway: Liver Transplant Setback is included because episode evidence supports a concrete transplant, trauma, vascular, pulmonary, palliative, or donor-ethics issue.

Accuracy 3.8/5liver-transplant-setbackorgan-transplanttransplant-ethics

Case 2

Black Market Organ Purchase

Her husband resorts to buying a liver on the black market.

Episode shows: Her husband resorts to buying a liver on the black market.
Clinical takeaway: Black Market Organ Purchase is included because episode evidence supports a concrete transplant, trauma, vascular, pulmonary, palliative, or donor-ethics issue.

Accuracy 3.6/5black-market-organ-purchaseorgan-transplanttransplant-ethics

About the Episode

The wife of a billionaire suffers the consequences after a setback leaves her without a new liver and her husband resorts to buying one on the black market. Meanwhile, a friend from Andy's past resurfaces.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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