SPOILER ALERT! Just kidding. No spoilers here. There’s a lot of wild stuff* that goes down in this episode and we are making the executive decision to reveal absolutely nothing more than exactly that. The reason is this: You can only hear these stories for the first time—once. And since we’re all about first times, we want to keep this one pure and let it hit your ears fresh. No keywords. No hints. Trust us. It’s much more fun that way.

Death ain’t for sissies, but neither is medicine. Still, how do you know when a patient is really dead—and where do you turn when you aren’t prepared to make the call? Does being there at the end inspire you to become an internist or send you running to an entirely different field? What does your response to patient loss say about you as a doctor? As a human being? This won't be on a Shelf exam. This test is for your gut.

It sounds like a knock-knock joke, but from the other side of the door. Who’s there? When dealing with patients, the answer is often more unpredictable than you might expect. Charts don’t typically say, “Watch out! Naughty old lady with fast hands,” and it’s that element of surprise that can help keep med students and residents on the ball.