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Chicago Med

Chicago MedNBC

Season 1, Episode 18

6 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Blood and air in chest cavity

Hemorrhage from liver into chest cavityRespiratory compromise

Dr. Downey's liver bleeds into his chest cavity following a radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedure for his cancer, requiring emergency surgery with chest tube placement and coagulation to stop the bleeding.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: Dr. David Downey
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Liver cancer spread to brain

Brain metastasis in temporal lobePost-operative complicationsDeath

Dr. Downey's liver cancer has metastasized to his brain, creating an inoperable mass in the temporal lobe. He declines surgery and ultimately dies in the episode after requesting physician-assisted death.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: Dr. David Downey
Recurring storyline

Also known as: LCADD

Severe hypoglycemiaCardiac arrestCardiomegalyHepatic steatosisRespiratory failure

Six-month-old baby Michael presents with diarrhea, vomiting, inability to sit up, enlarged heart and liver. Genetic sequencing reveals he has LCADD, a metabolic disorder preventing fat processing, causing severe hypoglycemia and cardiac arrest.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: Michael Thomas

Also known as: TB

April is incidentally found to have a coin lesion in her lung on chest X-ray after being struck in the ribs. Diagnosis is tuberculosis, discovered at the end of the episode.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: April Sexton
Rib contusionsupporting

Also known as: Bruised ribs

April is struck in the ribs by an agitated patient, causing pain and tenderness. The chest X-ray ordered to rule out pneumothorax incidentally reveals tuberculosis.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: April Sexton

Also known as: PTSD

InsomniaNightmaresObsessive pacingAggression

Dr. Charles diagnoses a parrot with PTSD after it was kept by a hoarder and abused. He works with the owner to treat the bird's behavioral symptoms throughout the episode.

Chicago Med — S01E18Patient: Parrot (Charles's pet)