Also known as: Pancreatic cancer spread to liver
Mr. Mueller is diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer with liver lesions. His brother Hermann initially lies to him about the diagnosis, telling him he'll be fine, which creates a communication and ethical dilemma for Elliot about whether to reveal the truth.
Also known as: Heart attack
Turk gives a cardiology lecture discussing treatment of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction with glycoprotein 2B-3A inhibitors, used as a teaching example in the episode.
Also known as: Skin cancer
Elliot believes she spots a possible melanoma on the janitor and awkwardly tries to examine it, ultimately determining it appears benign and referring him to dermatology. Creates comedic subplot about doctor-patient boundaries.