Also known as: Measles
Ben, a cancer patient on chemotherapy with weakened immune system, contracts measles which progresses to pneumonia. His compromised immunity makes the infection life-threatening, giving him only days to live. He is placed under mandatory quarantine but Maggie attempts to discharge him so he can die at home.
Also known as: Lung infection
Ben develops pneumonia as a complication of his measles infection, heard as congestion in his lungs. This secondary infection accelerates his deterioration given his immunocompromised state from chemotherapy.
Also known as: Kidney transplant blood clot
Lori, a 16-year-old who received a kidney transplant 6 weeks prior, collapses while jogging. She is found to have a blood clot blocking outflow from her transplanted kidney. Treatment requires CT with contrast, but she has a severe allergy requiring high-dose steroids that nearly causes anaphylaxis. The team successfully breaks up the clot and saves the kidney.
Lori's underlying kidney disease that necessitated her transplant six weeks prior to the episode. Mentioned as part of her medical history.
Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Dennis, a livestreamer who lets his online followers vote on all his decisions, develops appendicitis initially mistaken for food poisoning. His followers vote against surgery, and he becomes septic as his appendix nearly perforates. Dr. Charles forces him to confront the danger by asking followers if he should jump off a roof, leading Dennis to finally accept surgery.
Also known as: Ruptured spleen
Noah is brought to the ED after being beaten by gang members. He has a grade-3 splenic laceration with active bleeding into his abdomen. Initially treated with embolization in interventional radiology, his condition deteriorates requiring emergency splenectomy. He was attacked while trying to help Jacinta, the young woman he was sheltering.
Also known as: Blood and air in chest cavity
Noah develops a massive hemopneumothorax on the left side from his beating, requiring emergency chest tube placement to drain blood and air from the pleural space.
Also known as: Severe allergic reaction
Lori has a documented severe allergy to CT contrast. When the team must give her contrast to locate the kidney clot, they pretreat with high-dose steroids but she still develops anaphylaxis with airway closure requiring emergency intubation.