Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
Mr. Bober, a frequent patient, presents with abdominal pain and nausea due to an inflamed gallbladder. His condition deteriorates and he becomes hypotensive and potentially septic. The central plot revolves around the interns trying to get approval for his gallbladder surgery despite him having no insurance, which drives the episode's moral lesson about compassionate medicine.
Also known as: Blood infection
Mr. Bober becomes hypotensive and is suspected of becoming septic, which escalates the urgency of his case and motivates the interns to push harder for surgical intervention.
Also known as: WPW
Referenced briefly when Dr. Kelso tests JD's knowledge by asking about the EKG findings of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, serving as a teaching moment and establishing the medical education context of intern year.