Also known as: End-stage lymphoma
Adolescent female on chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presents with acute liver failure and cerebral edema, ultimately leading to her death despite aggressive treatment including ventricular drain and liver dialysis.
Also known as: Liver failure
Hayley presents with jaundice, altered mental status, and acute liver failure, likely secondary to chemotherapy toxicity, requiring intubation and liver dialysis.
Also known as: Brain swelling
Diffuse cerebral edema with effacement of sulci and ventricles secondary to acute liver failure, requiring neurosurgical intervention with ventricular drain placement. Despite treatment, progresses to brain death.
Also known as: A-fib
Patient presents with abdominal pain and is found to be in atrial fibrillation, which led to embolic mesenteric ischemia requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Dying bowel
Patient with atrial fibrillation develops embolic mesenteric ischemia causing bowel necrosis. Diagnosis made by clinical examination despite inconclusive imaging, requiring emergency surgery to resect approximately 1.5 feet of dead bowel.
Also known as: Stomach blockage
14-year-old female presents with gastric obstruction caused by self-swallowed metal robot prototype as part of body-hacking experiments. Treated with endoscopy to remove foreign body.
Also known as: Leaking heart valve
Post-operative patient found to have apical systolic murmur indicating valve failure after aortic valve replacement surgery, requiring emergent repeat valve replacement.
Also known as: Depression
Sex trafficking victim presents with major depression, suicidal ideation, and self-inflicted wound attempting to remove tracking device. Depression assessed as situational due to ongoing trafficking and heroin addiction.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Sex trafficking victim with heroin dependence maintained by traffickers as method of control.
Also known as: Intentional self-harm, intention marks
Patient presents with self-inflicted knife wound to right flank in attempt to remove tracking device implanted by human traffickers.