Opinion | When a Headache Is Something Worse on 'The Pitt': An ER Doctor Weighs In

As "The Pitt" continues its second season, MedPage Today is examining the drama through the perspective of an emergency physician.

Practicing emergency room (ER) doctor Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, reacts to Episode 3's most striking moments. From a headache that turns out to be a brain mass to the long-lasting impacts of trauma after mass violence to a devastating motorcycle death, Faust evaluates what the show captures accurately and where it compresses reality for television.

Click here for more analyses from Season 2 of "The Pitt."

The following is a transcript of his remarks:

Faust: Hey, it's Jeremy Faust, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today. We're back with more analysis of "The Pitt," Season 2. Let's get into it. Season 2, Episode 3. So let's dive right in.