Also known as: GI bleed
Used as a teaching case during rounds where Dr. Cox quizzes intern Katie on the three possible causes: peptic ulcer disease, esophageal varices, or Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. The patient requires an esophagogastroduodenoscopy for diagnosis.
Also known as: Iron overload
Patient presents with high iron levels and an enlarged heart. Dr. Cox conducts teaching rounds in 'caveman speak' where an intern correctly identifies hemochromatosis as the diagnosis.
Also known as: Sexually transmitted infection
An elderly patient in bed four is diagnosed with syphilis. Intern Ed (a former DJ) repeatedly announces the diagnosis in an annoying manner, irritating Dr. Cox.
Also known as: Lung cancer
Central patient case involving Mr. Fremont who had completed chemotherapy a year ago and was thought to be in remission. Returns with what appears to be an infection but chest scan reveals extensive lung lesions indicating terminal cancer progression. The case focuses on end-of-life discussions and obtaining a DNR order, with the patient's wife struggling to accept his impending death. The patient has an 8-year-old son who hasn't been told about the cancer.