Also known as: Coma
Jack Moyer has been in a persistent vegetative state on life support for two years following a car accident that occurred three weeks after his marriage. His wife Jamie (Tasty Coma Wife) visits every Wednesday, and his condition drives a major subplot involving J.D. developing feelings for Jamie.
Also known as: Kidney stones
A breastfeeding mother with a kidney stone that will be treated with lithotripsy. The case is used to illustrate a point about mothers doting on their children, as she cannot take painkillers due to still breastfeeding her older son Justin.
Also known as: Diabetes
A diabetic patient requiring an insulin drip for the third time this month, with Dr. Cox noting she continues to drink alcohol despite her condition.
A pediatric patient who deliberately chewed and swallowed part of a Rolling Stones CD as a form of social protest. The case provides comic relief and creates complications when Ralphie uses knowledge about Turk's engagement ring having been in his digestive tract to extort money.