The chief treats a husband who needs something removed after he tried to do perform an act from a magazine. The magazine shown is MODE magazine a fictitious magazine that is the focus of the show Ugly Betty (2006).
Starting with this episode, Kevin McKidd is listed as a main star.
Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Beat Your Heart Out" is a song by The Distillers.
Jennifer Westfeldt plays a character with a brain aneurysm in this & the next 2 episodes & she is treated by Meredith. She subsequently appeared in 7 episodes of 24, where she played a character named Meredith.