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Scrubs

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Season 1, Episode 13

5 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Giant cell arteritis

Mr Yeager presents with ataxia, dysarthria, rash, and jaw claudication. Elliot initially misdiagnoses him with kuru (a zebra diagnosis), but JD correctly identifies temporal arteritis, leading to treatment with solumedrol and a temporal artery biopsy.

Scrubs — S01E13Patient: Mr Yeager
Pneumoniasupporting

Also known as: Lung infection

diarrhea

Dr Cox quizzes an intern about pneumonia presenting with diarrhea during teaching rounds, identifying Legionella as the causative organism.

Hypoglycemiasupporting

Also known as: Low blood sugar

Dr Kelso questions Elliot about a hypoglycemic patient during rounds, asking about signs of insulinoma including elevated C-peptide levels.

Also known as: ED

Turk experiences erectile dysfunction after saying 'I love you' to Carla for the first time, creating relationship tension. The condition appears to be psychologically triggered by intimacy and future-oriented anxiety.

Scrubs — S01E13Patient: Turk

Also known as: Female orgasmic disorder

Carla reveals she has never had an orgasm, which appears linked to psychological issues including fear of intimacy, motion-induced nausea, and childhood nightmares about being crushed.

Scrubs — S01E13Patient: Carla