Also known as: False aneurysm
Daria develops a pseudoaneurysm from blunt trauma in a car crash. The vessel tear creates a blood clot that could rupture if her blood pressure spikes. The doctors stage her death to protect her from her abusive husband, allowing her to escape safely.
Also known as: Intimate partner violence
Daria is trapped in an abusive marriage where her husband uses her immigration status to control her. The doctors discover old bruising patterns including a boot print, and eventually stage her death to help her escape the relationship.
Also known as: Copper accumulation disorder
Gabby presents with vomiting, jaundice, and leg swelling. Testing reveals cirrhosis and Kayser-Fleischer rings, diagnostic of Wilson disease. She develops seizures and requires urgent liver transplant, leading to the discovery she was kidnapped as a baby.
Also known as: Liver failure
Gabby's Wilson disease has progressed to acute liver failure with cirrhosis. She requires plasmapheresis and urgent liver transplant evaluation, driving the plot to discover her biological mother who could be a living donor.
Also known as: Severed femoral artery
Construction worker Mitch suffers a severed femoral artery from falling sheet metal. A medical student's error placing a central line into an artery instead of vein causes thrombosis and compartment syndrome, ultimately leading to brain death.
Also known as: Brain damage from lack of oxygen
Mitch suffers prolonged blood loss in the field from his femoral artery injury, resulting in anoxic brain injury. Despite attempts to save him, he progresses to brain death with bilateral blown pupils and loss of brain stem reflexes.
Also known as: Cast too tight
After the medical student's central line error causes arterial thrombosis, Mitch develops compartment syndrome with hard compartments and no distal pulse. The dying muscle dumps potassium causing cardiac arrest, prompting discussion of amputation.
Also known as: Abnormal EKG
Will discovers an abnormal EKG from Ray Burke (the undercover target) and wants to bring him in for cardiac workup, but Jay warns him this could compromise the ongoing FBI investigation.