Also known as: Gas poisoning
Elderly couple found unconscious in their home with suspected gas leak. Wife (Phyllis) arrives in cardiac arrest and cannot be revived. Husband (Dr. Coleman) initially thought to have gas poisoning but later revealed to be benzodiazepine overdose as part of assisted suicide pact.
Also known as: Benzo overdose
Dr. Coleman reveals he and his wife took high doses of benzodiazepines in a planned assisted suicide. He survives initially but later intentionally injects himself with lidocaine to complete the suicide after his wife's death.
Also known as: ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease
Phyllis Coleman was diagnosed with ALS and made her husband promise not to let her become paralyzed inside her own body, leading to the assisted suicide pact.
Also known as: CHF
COVID survivor presents with shortness of breath and fatigue. Found to have fluid in his lungs and diagnosed with heart failure, possibly caused or exacerbated by his previous COVID infection. Initially excluded from clinical trial due to elevated creatinine but later enrolled after retesting.
Also known as: V-fib
Dr. Coleman intentionally injects himself with 10 CCs of lidocaine causing ventricular fibrillation and ultimately death despite resuscitation attempts.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
Anna Charles, Dr. Charles's teenage daughter, comes to the ED seeking birth control and discovers she is already pregnant from her first sexual encounter with her boyfriend. Dr. Manning runs the labs confidentially.
Also known as: Adrenal tumor
Mentioned in backstory: Noah's father was found to have severe hypertension at Dr. Coleman's clinic years ago, leading to discovery of a pheochromocytoma in his adrenal gland. This diagnosis saved his life.