Also known as: Mono, kissing disease
Mr. Milligan presents with fatigue and is initially diagnosed with mononucleosis, but his condition deteriorates with hypotension and unconsciousness. The team eventually discovers he suffered a ruptured spleen from blunt trauma during wrestling with his son, requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Ruptured spleen
Mr. Milligan's condition worsens due to an undiagnosed ruptured spleen caused by blunt trauma from his son's 'power kick' during wrestling. Carla suggests the diagnosis, which is confirmed by CT scan, and Turk performs emergency surgery to repair it. This is the central medical case driving the episode's plot.
Also known as: Bypass surgery
Referenced as a surgery Dr. Cox performed the previous day as part of Kelso's family observation program, where families watch surgeries. Used to establish the episode's subplot about families observing procedures.
Also known as: Colorectal cancer
A scheduled colectomy mentioned by Dr. Cox for a patient with a tumor, performed as part of the family observation program. Used to set up the comedic subplot about families watching surgeries.