Also known as: Coronavirus
Drew Corbett is a 62-year-old male presenting with COVID symptoms for 8+ days, experiencing in-and-out respiratory failure for three days. He develops ventricular tachycardia and goes into cardiac arrest. Due to hospital protocol prohibiting CPR during COVID (to prevent aerosolization), the team can only use defibrillation, and Drew dies despite their efforts.
Also known as: BDD
Todd Lowry, a 43-year-old plastic surgeon, has been performing invasive surgeries on himself including pectoral implants, liposuction for an eight-pack, and lipoma removal. He becomes lightheaded during self-surgery and is brought to the ED. His obsessive pursuit of physical perfection creates conflict over whether he should be psychiatrically held. He later tears open his own surgical wound because he perceives imperfections.
Also known as: Abdominal tumor
Isabella, a 21-year-old patient, presents with abdominal tightness and constipation. CT reveals extensive abdominal cancer with tumor throughout her peritoneum, involving her kidneys. She delayed seeking care due to COVID concerns about her high-risk parents. Dr. Marcel performs an experimental ex-vivo surgery, removing and debulking her kidneys of cancer before reimplanting them, against administration's initial wishes.
Also known as: Liver failure
Auggie, Maggie's foster son, presents with fever, nausea, and low energy. Dr. Manning diagnoses liver failure and recommends admitting him to the transplant list. He has a rare blood type with no family for direct donation, making finding a donor difficult. Maggie orders expedited DNA testing to search for potential biological family members who could donate.
Also known as: Low blood volume
As a complication of his self-surgery to remove a lipoma, Dr. Lowry develops hypovolemia from blood loss, presenting with soft blood pressure. He is treated with IV fluids and blood transfusion.
Also known as: CHF
Mr. Gessner is a potential candidate for Dr. Halstead's heart failure drug trial. He is hesitant to come to the hospital due to COVID fears but is eventually convinced. However, he flees when he sees a COVID ambulance at the regular ED entrance, believing the virus containment protocols have failed.