
Skin cancersupporting
Also known as: Skin cancer
Cole recently underwent surgery for skin cancer and is recovering well two weeks post-op with clean test results. This diagnosis serves as a catalyst for his interest in becoming a surgeon.
Scrubs — S09E13Patient: Cole
Closed head injurysupporting
Also known as: Head laceration
A patient upstairs cracked his head open in the shower and lay there for four hours, causing water damage to the building that affects Denise and Drew's rooms. This is a passing reference that creates a subplot about living arrangements.
Meningitissupporting
Also known as: Brain infection
Ron is a cadaver from another group who had spinal meningitis. This is mentioned in passing as Lucy compares their cadaver Ben to Ron's more dramatic medical conditions.
Scrubs — S09E13Patient: Ron