Emergency Medicine Case Studies from the Pitt
The PITT CASEBOOK
Every patient from The Pitt, charted like a real emergency department medical record with clinical timelines, differential diagnoses, medical decision-making, and peer-reviewed clinical pearls.
What Is The Pitt Casebook?
The Pitt Casebook is a clinical charting project created by Dr. Ismat Saidi, an Emergency Medicine resident and full-stack developer. What sets The Pitt apart from other medical dramas is that the medicine is real the differentials make sense, the procedures are accurate, and the clinical decision-making reflects how real emergency physicians practice.
This project treats every fictional patient on the show as if they walked into a real Emergency Department. Each case is written in actual medical charting format: history of present illness, timestamped clinical timelines, medical decision-making with differential diagnoses, therapeutic interventions, and patient reassessments exactly as a physician would document them.
Every case is cross-referenced against medical textbooks, UpToDate, and established clinical protocols, then peer-reviewed by practicing emergency physicians to ensure medical accuracy. The result is a resource that bridges entertainment and clinical education, useful for medical students, residents, nursing professionals, and anyone curious about what really happens in an emergency department.
What Each Case Includes
Patient Identity & Chief Complaint
Full patient demographics, aliases, first appearance episode, and the presenting complaint structured exactly like a real ED chart header.
History of Present Illness
A narrative HPI written the way a physician would dictate it to an attending capturing the clinical story from the patient's perspective.
ED Course Timeline
Every clinical event is timestamped with location, treating characters, vitals, diagnostics ordered, findings, interventions, and the patient's response.
Medical Decision Making
The clinical thought process behind every decision which differentials were considered, what was ruled out, and why specific interventions were chosen.
Evolving Diagnoses
Tracks how the working diagnosis shifts as new clinical information emerges from initial impression through final disposition.
Clinical Pearls
Board-relevant, high-yield teaching points written and vetted by emergency physicians real clinical knowledge embedded in every case.
Available in 6 Languages
Every case, every clinical pearl, and every piece of the interface fully translated and reviewed for accuracy.
Browse by Season & Episode
Explore emergency medicine cases organized by season and episode, every patient charted with full clinical documentation.
Built on Real Medicine
Physician-Authored
Written by an Emergency Medicine resident who watches each episode multiple times to capture every clinical detail.
Peer-Reviewed
Every case and clinical pearl is reviewed by practicing emergency physicians for medical accuracy.
Evidence-Based
Cross-referenced against medical textbooks, UpToDate, and established emergency medicine clinical protocols.
Installable App
Install on your phone as a native app search cases by patient name, filter by episode, and learn while you watch.
