Season 11, Episode 14

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Patient with multiple stab wounds to the back from a screwdriver at a party altercation. Discussed extensively as a teaching case, with evaluation for pneumothorax and need for chest tube placement.

Also known as: Knife wound

Patient stabbed approximately 20 times with a screwdriver to the back. Central teaching case throughout the episode with debates about ICU vs floor admission, serial monitoring, and proper management of penetrating injuries.

Also known as: Frontotemporal dementia

60-year-old woman with Pick disease presenting with agitation and behavioral changes. Used as teaching case for medical student Jane, with discussion of frontal lobe damage, disinhibition, and echolalia. Patient injured her own hand while confused in kitchen.

Also known as: Knee fracture

Patient with tibial plateau fracture being sent to OR for orthopedic repair, mentioned in morning case handoff.

Also known as: DKA

Patient with DKA on insulin drip with glucose of 534, being transferred to ICU during morning handoff.

Also known as: Head trauma

Motorcycle versus tree collision victim with blunt head and chest trauma, dilated pupil at 6mm, and fractured spleen. Used as teaching case about cerebral perfusion pressure and Monroe-Kellie hypothesis.

Also known as: Ruptured spleen

Motorcycle trauma patient with fractured spleen requiring emergent exploratory laparotomy, discussed in context of competing priorities with head injury.

Also known as: Cut

Ice skater with laceration from another skater's blade at early morning skating practice, waiting in ER for treatment.

Also known as: Heroin addiction

Patient presenting with neck pain and radiculopathy, identified as drug-seeking patient with history of frequent ER visits for Demerol. Husband becomes violent when confronted, requiring security intervention.

Also known as: Hip birth defect

Kerry's congenital condition requiring her to use a crutch, revealed during conversation with her birth mother as a birth defect that Kerry wondered might have been why she was given up for adoption.