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{{Quote|As surgeons, we are our brother's keepers. Ride or die. Womb to tomb. We see each other's fears. We see the white knuckle panic of failure. We see ourselves. And who the hell likes looking at that? We walk through these doors as interns, chips on our shoulders. Loners. Lesser rockstars on the verge of greatness. We're thrown into the deep end together. Told to save lives together. To save each other. We become family. And even when you really screw up, family is always there. Always on call. Womb to tomb. Ride or die.|'''[[Meredith Grey]]'''}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the second episode of the [[Season 13 (Grey's Anatomy)|thirteenth season]] and the 271st overall episode of '''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'''.
  
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the second episode of the [[Season 13 (Grey's Anatomy)|thirteenth season]] and the 271st overall episode of '''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'''.

Revision as of 08:00, 30 September 2016

“ As surgeons, we are our brother's keepers. Ride or die. Womb to tomb. We see each other's fears. We see the white knuckle panic of failure. We see ourselves. And who the hell likes looking at that? We walk through these doors as interns, chips on our shoulders. Loners. Lesser rockstars on the verge of greatness. We're thrown into the deep end together. Told to save lives together. To save each other. We become family. And even when you really screw up, family is always there. Always on call. Womb to tomb. Ride or die. ”

Catastrophe and the Cure is the second episode of the thirteenth season and the 271st overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary

Meredith considers her loyalties, as Alex deals with the repercussions of his actions. Newlyweds Amelia and Owen host a dinner party with unlikely guests, and Jackson proposes an arrangement to help April through her recovery.

Full Summary

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Co-Starring

Medical Notes

Meredith's Patient

  • Diagnosis:
    • Myasthenia
  • Treatment:
    • Thymectomy
    • Partial sternotomy

Meredith told Alex about a thymectomy she was doing that day. Her patient had myasthenia without a thymoma, so she planned a partial sternotomy. She and Maggie later operated together on the patient.

Zach Thompson

  • Diagnosis:
    • Appendicitis
    • Renal artery thrombosis
  • Treatment:
    • Broad-spectrum antibiotics
    • Appendectomy
    • Surgery

Zach had had a prior kidney transplant. Six months post-transplant, he came into the ER with abdominal pain. Alex examined him and said he'd run tests. His kidney was healthy, but he had signs of appendicitis. Rather than operate on him, which had a high-risk of post-op infection due to his immunosuppressants, they started him on broad-spectrum antibiotics. His heart rate increased, which worried Ben, but Alex thought it was just because Zach was nervous, as his heart rate increased every time he was in the hospital. Shortly after that, his pressure dropped. His appendix had ruptured and he was rushed into surgery to remove it. After that surgery, he had a renal artery thrombosis and needed to be rushed back into surgery to remove the clot. It was successful and he was able to keep his kidney.

Harriet Kepner-Avery

  • Diagnosis:
  • Treatment:

Alex examined Harriet and said she was gaining weight and able to go home.

April Kepner

  • Diagnosis:
  • Doctors:
  • Treatment:
    • Wound therapy

April said her wound had opened back up and they wanted to do wound therapy.

Patricia Phillips

  • Diagnosis:
    • Brain tumor
  • Treatment:
    • Tumor resection

Patricia was in the hospital with a very large brain tumor. They did pre-op labs in preparation for surgery and then her head was shaved.

Music

Song Performer Scene
"Pick You Up" Kevin Ross
  • Maggie enters the house for the party.
  • Amelia says it's casual and Maggie says she is casual.
  • Owen tags Maggie in to talk to Nathan.
  • April and Jackson talk on the phone about Harriet.
  • April tells Jackson she's a single mom and she needs to figure it out, but Jackson says he's her father and he can help.
  • Meredith enters the party and Owen tells her she's up next with Nathan.
  • Meredith asks if Maggie's had a tour.
  • Owen takes Maggie on a tour and Nathan and Meredith talk.
  • She warns Nathan that Maggie is going to ask him out.
  • He says they should make out on the couch because it'll send a clear message.
"Faith" Sarah Drew
  • April sings to Harriet as she goes to sleep.
"Faith" (originally by George Michael) Sleeping at Last
  • Alex check on Zach's mother, who wonders why he's not in surgery with Zach.
  • Alex says he's been taken off the case and that he's the reason why Zach needed surgery.
  • He warns her that Zach could lose his kidney and she asks him to leave.
  • Meredith talks to Bailey about what she said to Andrew.
  • Bailey tells Meredith not to go down with him and tells her to ask Alex what happened with his patient.
"You're The Last Thing On My Mind" Aron Wright
  • Alex tells Meredith she's backing the wrong horse.
  • Ben comes to Meredith to ask her to scrub in for a surgery.
  • The patient is Zach, who has no blood flow to his kidney.
  • Meredith and Bailey get ready for surgery.
  • Andrew comes in and says Meredith asked for him.
  • She asks if he's ever scrubbed in on that kind of surgery. He says he hasn't and she tells him to scrub in.
  • They take Zach to surgery. Zach asks about Alex.
  • Bailey sees Alex and Alex asks to talk to Zach for a moment.
  • Alex tells Zach he won't be on the surgery, but to remember that nothing's as bad as broccoli.
  • Alex sits with Zach's mother.

Notes and Trivia

Grey's_Anatomy_13x02_Promo_"Catastrophe_and_the_Cure"_(HD)

Grey's Anatomy 13x02 Promo "Catastrophe and the Cure" (HD)

  • This episode's title originated from the song Catastrophe and the Cure, originally sung by Explosions in the Sky.
  • This episode scored million viewers.
  • The table read for this episode took place on August 8, 2016.

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See Also

A complete overview of this episode's crew can be found here.

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