The Pitt Season 1 Episode 5

Emergency Medicine Case Files & Clinical Analysis

Every emergency department patient from Season 1 Episode 5 of The Pitt, charted with medically accurate clinical documentation, diagnostic workups, and expert clinical pearls.

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Patient Bob Chazen alert and cooperative upon ED presentation

S01E05 Moderate

53 · Male

Bob Chazen

Leg pain and road rash

53-year-old male presents with a leg wound sustained 10 days ago during a mountain biking trip in Moab, Utah, after jamming a pedal into his leg. He has been applying topical Neosporin, but reports the pain has progressively worsened and it now hurts to walk. Initial examination shows road rash with surrounding cellulitis and a central blood blister/hematoma.

TraumaWound Care +2 more

Ginger Kitajima resting in an ED bed with bandages on her left, accompanied by her daughter and sole caregiver Rita.

S01E05 Moderate

Elderly · Female

Ginger Kitajima

Ground-level fall with left arm pain and abrasions.

Ginger Kitajima is an elderly female with a history of schizophrenia (managed with Risperidone). She requires 24/7 assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), provided solely by her daughter, Rita. Patient presents to the ED after a ground-level fall into a rose bush at home. She denies hitting her head or experiencing syncope. Complains of isolated left shoulder/arm pain.

GeriatricsOrthopedics +2 more

Patient actively seizing in the waiting room chair, with Nurse Mateo securing him to prevent fall trauma and calling for a gurney.

S01E05 Moderate

Adult · Male

Mr. Marino

Sudden collapse followed by continuous generalized seizures

Patient is an adult male with no known medical history who presented after suddenly dropping to the floor without warning. Initial neuro exam and vitals were reported as normal, but he subsequently developed a continuous generalized tonic-clonic seizure while in the waiting room chair. Total seizure time exceeded 4-5 minutes, qualifying as status epilepticus.

NeurologyEmergency Medicine +1 more