Also known as: Broken wrist
Ms. Buckley presents with a Colles' fracture of the wrist after falling in her bathroom. The fracture is reduced and she is scheduled for casting by orthopedics.
Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Nancy presents with abdominal pain and is diagnosed with appendicitis despite believing she had her appendix removed as a teenager. Her appendix ruptures, requiring emergency surgery. The case reveals she was unknowingly sterilized at age 14.
Also known as: Tubal ligation without consent
CT scan reveals Nancy underwent tubal ligation at age 14 without her knowledge or consent, performed under the guise of an appendectomy. Her mother consented to the procedure on a judge's recommendation. This explains Nancy's lifelong inability to conceive.
Also known as: OHSS
Jessie develops OHSS after IVF treatment and embryo transfer. The condition causes blood thickening and leads to a life-threatening pulmonary embolism requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Blood clot in lung
Jessie develops a saddle pulmonary embolism as a complication of OHSS. Initial catheter-based treatment fails and she requires emergency open-chest surgery to remove the clot. She is also pregnant at the time.
Robin continues to experience behavioral complications from her anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, including compulsive shoplifting and emotional instability. She ultimately decides to leave Chicago to recover away from Connor.
Also known as: Psychosis
Arlo presents with delusional thinking, believing he is radioactive and contaminated with radium placed in his food by a CIA-affiliated professor. He is combative and agitated, requiring sedation and psychiatric admission.
Mr. Janichek presents with vague symptoms of malaise, clumsiness, and frequent falls. After multiple physician visits and an incident with Dr. Reese, a pan scan reveals an enlarged spleen leading to the diagnosis of Gaucher disease, a genetic enzyme deficiency disorder.
Also known as: Head laceration
A 33-year-old male found in the park with alcohol on breath presents with minor head laceration and altered mental status (GCS 13). He improves during evaluation and is monitored in the ED.