Also known as: Liver scarring
Mr. Hogan has cirrhosis with risk of hepatic encephalopathy and esophageal varices. JD instructs him to avoid red meat, but the patient repeatedly violates dietary restrictions, culminating in eating two dozen ribs and returning to the hospital.
Also known as: Stomach blockage
Mr. Tillman is a patient with a serious diagnosis requiring his wife to be informed he is dying. Elliot volunteers to deliver this bad news to Mrs. Tillman, which becomes a plot point about her desire to connect with patients.
Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Turk mentions performing an appendectomy as part of the competitive banter with Bonnie about surgical cases, contrasting it with her more complex nissen fundoplication.
Also known as: Reflux
A patient requiring nissen gastric fundoplication surgery, mentioned as Bonnie's surgical case in the competitive dynamic between surgical residents about who gets selected for the Mexico trip.