Also known as: Severe cold exposure
Emma is found frozen in snow with severe hypothermia (temperature 31°C) and frostbite. Initially suspected to be assault/robbery victim, later revealed she passed out outside her ex-wife's girlfriend's house while intoxicated. Her denial about the situation leads to severe frostbite requiring amputation of all fingers on her left hand.
Also known as: Frostbite
Emma develops severe frostbite to extremities after being exposed to 10-degree weather. Her left hand develops dead tissue requiring amputation of all five fingers.
Also known as: Alcohol poisoning
Emma's blood alcohol level is 300, contributing to her exposure and hypothermia after she passed out outside in winter weather.
Also known as: Severe leaky heart valve
Caroline develops severe mitral regurgitation and heart failure, likely from cardiotoxic effects of chemotherapy for her lymphoma. She undergoes high-risk valve replacement surgery that threatens her eligibility for a cancer clinical trial.
Also known as: CHF
Caroline is in heart failure secondary to her severe mitral regurgitation, complicating her cancer treatment and clinical trial eligibility.
Also known as: Cancer of the lymphatic system
Caroline's underlying lymphoma is the reason she needs the clinical trial. Her cancer treatment caused her cardiac complications, creating a life-threatening dilemma.
Thomas develops viral meningitis due to being immunosuppressed from his leukemia treatment, presenting with severe headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness.
Also known as: ALL
Thomas has progressive leukemia with elevated white blood cell count of 48,000. The episode centers on his decision to stop treatment and refuse bone marrow transplant from his donor-sibling brother, choosing to end his fight against cancer.
Also known as: Adrenal insufficiency
Thomas develops adrenal crisis with hypotension and low cortisol after secretly stopping his prednisone and other chemotherapy medications because he wants to end treatment.
Also known as: Colic
Baby Sophie has colic causing hours of crying daily. Natalie makes a house call to reassure the widowed father Phillip that it's benign and will resolve in a few months.