Also known as: CF
Ben, a CF patient awaiting lung transplant, develops severe infection and pneumothorax. A chest tube placement jeopardizes his transplant eligibility, and he ultimately dies from sepsis despite being DNR.
Also known as: CF
Lisa, Ben's girlfriend who also has CF, is offered donor lungs when Ben becomes too unstable for transplant. She initially refuses to leave Ben's side but ultimately accepts the transplant after being allowed a brief in-person moment with him before he dies.
Also known as: Femoral artery injury
Hospital porter Don is trapped under a car after a driver crashes into the ED lobby. April manually compresses his severed femoral artery for an extended period while firefighters work to free him. He survives surgery for pelvic fractures.
Also known as: Heart tumor
Mr. Nichols passes out while driving and crashes into the ED due to embolic strokes caused by a large benign cardiac tumor. Against surgical advice, he insists on tumor removal rather than transplant. Rhodes and Bekker successfully remove the tumor using an autotransplant technique.
Also known as: MS
Sandy has relapsing-remitting MS and has intentionally infected herself with a tapeworm for helminthic therapy, believing it prevents MS exacerbations. She presents with syncope due to severe malnutrition from the parasite.
Also known as: Tapeworm infection
Sandy intentionally infected herself with a tapeworm for experimental helminthic therapy to treat her MS. The parasite causes severe nutritional deficiencies leading to syncope. Dr. Charles initially places her on a psych hold but later releases her.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Ben develops a pneumothorax that progresses to tension pneumothorax while awaiting lung transplant. Despite efforts to avoid chest tube placement to preserve transplant eligibility, it becomes necessary, ultimately disqualifying him from receiving the donor lungs.
Also known as: Blood infection
Ben develops drug-resistant sepsis unresponsive to multiple antibiotics including Imipenem, marking his third infection in a month and necessitating urgent lung transplant that he ultimately cannot receive.