Also known as: Soft tissue cancer
Referenced in the opening as a past diagnosis for a character, representing an ongoing health storyline but not actively featured in this episode's plot.
Also known as: Opioid poisoning
Referenced as having occurred the day before this episode. Dr. Charles was monitored overnight with pulse oximetry due to concern about potential oxygen desaturation.
Also known as: Cut
Pete sustained a thigh laceration from a circular saw during a seizure episode at work. The laceration is treated but leads to investigation of his underlying seizure disorder.
Also known as: PNES
Pete was incorrectly diagnosed with epilepsy three years prior and placed on anticonvulsants. Through controversial diagnostic testing using a nocebo, Drs. Ahmad and Marcel determine his seizures are psychogenic and stress-related, not epileptic.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Emily, 37 weeks pregnant, sustained 4% TBSA superficial partial-thickness burns to her abdomen from boiling water. The burns were determined to be harmless to the fetus.
Also known as: Sexually transmitted infection
Emily tested positive for syphilis while pregnant, contracted after her initial prenatal screening. The diagnosis creates ethical dilemmas about patient privacy versus partner notification. She is treated with penicillin which triggers a reaction leading to preterm labor.
Emily develops this reaction to penicillin treatment for syphilis, causing her to go into preterm labor at 37 weeks. She becomes hypotensive and tachycardic before delivering. The baby ultimately tests negative for syphilis.
Also known as: Broken wrist
Lorraine fell down stairs and injured her right wrist. X-ray revealed no fracture, requiring only a splint. However, the fall led to discovery of her misdiagnosis.
Also known as: Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Lorraine was falsely diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by her stepdaughter Cindy, who forged medical records and brain scans to convince Lorraine she had dementia while draining her bank accounts. This is a case of deliberate psychological abuse and medical fraud rather than true Alzheimer's disease.
Also known as: MS
Pete mentions his wife has MS and can no longer work, which contributes to his family's financial stress and is identified as a potential trigger for his psychogenic seizures.
Maggie believed she was pregnant based on symptoms and a positive test, but ultrasound revealed a pelvic mass instead of a pregnancy. Tumor markers are drawn and surgery scheduled, with unknown malignancy status pending pathology.