Also known as: Blood infection
A patient came in for a simple spinal fusion but developed sepsis post-operatively and died despite medical intervention. Dr. Cox uses this case to give J.D. perspective on his complaints about life.
Also known as: Undernourishment
A young woman presents after fainting at work. Elliot diagnoses her with malnutrition due to being a vegetarian who runs daily, eats mostly salads, has a stressful job, and is significantly underweight at 119 pounds and 5'9". The case parallels Elliot's own eating issues and drives the hypocrisy theme of the episode.
A patient with three admissions in six months for stress-related issues is counseled by Dr. Cox to stop getting worked up over small things, which Dr. Cox then immediately contradicts by yelling at an intern, illustrating the episode's hypocrisy theme.