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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.

Episode
Specialty
Showing 4 of 4 cases
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
Travis Johnson presenting to the ED with a herald bleed post-tonsillectomy.
S01E05 Complex
17 · Male

Travis Johnson

Spitting blood 10 days post-tonsillectomy

17-year-old male presents 10 days post-tonsillectomy (performed at St. Michael's for recurrent strep throat) with an episode of spitting up a 'couple mouthfuls' of blood starting about an hour prior to arrival. Patient denies any other medical problems, takes no medications, and specifically denies aspirin use. Lungs are clear bilaterally with no stridor. No abdominal pain or nausea initially. Parents are currently out of town.

ENTAirway Emergency +2 more