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Chicago MedNBC

Season 4, Episode 5

8 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Hemothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Blood in chest cavity

Hemorrhagic shockRespiratory compromise

Keith Yates presents with hemothorax after a high-speed motor vehicle collision requiring chest tube placement and blood transfusion.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Keith Yates

Also known as: Huntington's disease

ChoreaSuicidal ideation

Keith Yates has Huntington disease with chorea manifestations. He deliberately crashed his car to commit suicide before his son could discover his diagnosis. The episode centers on whether to reveal his condition to his son Max for genetic testing purposes.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Keith Yates

Also known as: Suicide attempt

Keith Yates deliberately caused a motor vehicle collision as a suicide attempt to avoid his son discovering his Huntington disease diagnosis. He refuses consent for life-saving surgery and requests to die.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Keith Yates

Also known as: Fluid-filled cyst in pancreas

RuptureHypotension

Bernie, Emily's fiancé, is found to have a mature pancreatic pseudocyst from prior pancreatitis that ruptures during the episode, requiring emergency surgery.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Bernie

Also known as: Alcoholism

Acute alcohol intoxicationRelapse

Bernie, who is in recovery and engaged to Emily, relapses with acute alcohol toxicity after learning about his fiancée's pregnancy, complicating his relationships and revealing his hidden marriage.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Bernie
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Rape

Psychological traumaDenial

15-year-old Neela presents with bruising consistent with sexual assault. The episode explores consent for examination and her mother's own history of assault, ultimately leading to Neela agreeing to a rape kit.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Neela Griggs
Heart murmursupporting

Also known as: Diastolic murmur

Ray Burke has a pre-existing heart murmur that Will follows up on during house calls, which serves as cover for Will's undercover work planting surveillance devices.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Ray Burke
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Heart block

Ray Burke's EKG shows Type 2 second-degree heart block at the end of the episode, discovered during Will's review of his cardiac workup.

Chicago Med — S04E05Patient: Ray Burke
Recurring storyline