At 13:31: "Push thrombolytics" is not a real medical phrase. Creator Bill Lawrence said in the DVD commentary that it was used because the writers knew it would annoy the show's medical consultants.
Dr. Cox doesn't call J.D. a girl's name.
The line Mrs. Tanner says in Japanese means, "I lived in Kyoto for about five years."
This episode won the 2002 Humanitas Prize in the 30-minute category and was nominated for the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
First appearance of the Grim Reaper and Lloyd.