Episode
Chicago Med: Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow
Overview
Dylan and Charles treat patients suffering from Glass Child Syndrome and misdiagnosed ADHD. Crockett has to navigate hospital politics when he cares for the daughter of a transplant surgeon. Will and Stevie must lay egos aside to help save an elderly patient.
Details
- Series
- Chicago Med
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2021-10-20
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow is Episode 5 in Season 7 of Chicago Med. It aired on 2021-10-20. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 4: Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In
Charles helps Dylan with a longtime patient who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stevie, Maggie and Vanessa investigate the legitimacy of a patient’s cancer diagnosis. Crockett is caught off-guard. Will pitches a new medical technology.
Episode 6: When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail
Stevie’s personal and professional worlds collide when her mother becomes her patient. Dylan’s history with the father of a patient interferes with his perception of a case. Crockett's allegiances are challenged when his patient's liver is a potential match for one of Dr. Blake's patients.
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Episode 7: A Square Peg in a Round Hole
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Episode 2: To Lean In, or to Let Go
Vanessa and Archer disagree on how to handle the victim of a motorcycle accident. Dylan and Charles deal with a UNICEF negotiator with repressed trauma. Stevie and Will treat a high schooler with Addison's disease and a clingy mother.
Episode 8: Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin
Dylan's loyalty to Med and the police department is challenged when an old family friend and veteran cop exhibits concerning behavior. The annual random drug testing puts a doctor’s career in jeopardy. Ethan tries a risky old-school method on a patient. Will helps Stevie search for her mother.
Episode 1: You Can't Always Trust What You See
Will Halstead returns to Med to help Goodwin with a secret investigation. Archer and Charles deal with twins who insist on being identical inside and out. Stevie and Dylan treat a young patient with sickle cell anemia.
Episode 9: Secret Santa Has a Gift for You
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Episode 10: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... in Chicago
In the aftermath of the Vas-COM scandal, Goodwin clashes with the hospital’s new compliance officer. Crockett and Blake try to save a patient who has a son with severe autism. A patient’s son lies to his father about his diagnosis.
Episode 11: The Things We Thought We Left Behind
Crockett and Blake clash with Randall when a famous alcoholic football player needs a liver transplant. Dylan is reluctantly reunited with old friends when their son breaks his arm. Stevie and Charles work together when a patient falls ill after back-alley plastic surgery.
Episode 12: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You
Will and Stevie get stuck in the middle of a marital face-off. Dr. Blake's entire surgical team mysteriously collapses during a liver transplant. Charles encourages Ethan to reconcile with his father.
Episode 13: Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination
Scott and Archer diagnose a pregnant woman with a serious infection. Maggie receives shocking news. Halstead and Charles question an elderly patient’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In an effort to help a patient, Marcel takes a risk.