Also known as: Ruptured spleen
A patient is waiting to have his spleen removed, mentioned as Turk is being called to perform the surgery. This is a brief but clear patient case requiring surgical intervention.
Also known as: Brittle bone disease
Elliot mentions working on osteogenesis imperfecta therapy at her new hospital. Later, Charlie successfully develops gene therapy for O.I., essentially curing the disease, which becomes a point of professional competition.
Mr. Woodson in room 302 has a rectal tear, mentioned as J.D. gives his interns their daily pep talk and assigns patient cases.
Also known as: Brain cancer
Mr. Heath has a growing brain tumor that J.D. and his interns are monitoring via CAT scan. J.D. makes a joke about the tumor being so big it looks like a 'threemor,' which becomes a running gag about whether his jokes are funny.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Sam is a con artist with a history of heroin addiction who repeatedly manipulates hospital staff for drugs and money. He cons Jordan by pretending to need money for his daughter's birthday, which becomes a central plot point about trust and the 'rite of passage' of being deceived by patients.