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Season 8, Episode 13

15 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Gas poisoning

Altered mental statusFall from height

Nina suffered carbon monoxide exposure from an old gas stove, leading to altered consciousness and a fall from a third-story window while trying to vent the apartment.

Chicago Med — S08E13Patient: Nina Simonds

Also known as: Broken pelvis

Hemorrhagic shockLeft iliac artery injury

Nina sustained a completely shattered pelvic fracture from her fall, causing massive internal bleeding that required emergent intervention including pelvic binder placement and IR embolization despite low survival odds.

Chicago Med — S08E13Patient: Nina Simonds

Also known as: Shock from blood loss

Cardiac arrest

Nina experienced severe hemorrhagic shock from arterial bleeding related to her pelvic fracture, requiring massive transfusion protocol and causing her to arrest during the IR procedure.

Chicago Med — S08E13Patient: Nina Simonds

Also known as: Pregnancy-induced high blood pressure with seizure

ThrombocytopeniaElevated liver enzymesHypermagnesemia

Katie, a pregnant patient at 33 weeks gestation, developed preeclampsia with elevated blood pressure, dropping platelet count, and elevated liver enzymes, requiring induced labor and magnesium therapy.

Preterm laborsupporting

Also known as: Early labor

Katie experienced preterm labor at 33 weeks, requiring betamethasone for fetal lung maturation and eventual induction of labor due to preeclampsia.

Also known as: Stab wound

Retained foreign bodyMultiple liver tract injuries

Felix was stabbed with three entry points to the lower right quadrant, with part of the blade breaking off and lodging in his liver, requiring advanced imaging in OR 2.0 for safe surgical repair.

Also known as: Manic depression

Medication noncompliance

Felix has bipolar II disorder with a history of noncompliance with lithium therapy, which factored into Dr. Charles's concerns about his placement in the entryway during the storm.

Recurring storyline
Frostbitesupporting

Also known as: Frostbite

Felix initially presented with frostnipped toes from cold exposure, which was the stated reason for moving him to the entryway where he was subsequently stabbed.

Also known as: Eye socket fracture

Vision impairment

Clint sustained an orbital fracture allegedly from being jumped, requiring ophthalmology consultation and CT imaging.

Also known as: Drug relapse

Clint's lab work revealed amphetamines, benzodiazepines, and opioids in his system, indicating he had relapsed on multiple substances.

Pneumothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Collapsed lung

National Guardsman Paul developed a pneumothorax from shrapnel penetrating his chest during storm rescue operations, which Dr. Asher temporarily sealed with an improvised occlusive dressing.

Corporal Parker sustained an isolated arterial hemorrhage to the right leg during rescue operations, requiring tourniquet application and vascular surgery.

Chicago Med — S08E13Patient: Corporal Parker
Ankle fracturesupporting

Also known as: Broken ankle

Heidi fell on ice and sustained an ankle fracture while trying to enter the hospital; she was later revealed to be the patient with paranoid schizophrenia who stabbed Felix.

Medication noncomplianceViolent behavior

Heidi has paranoid schizophrenia and had not received consistent care or medication for approximately 10 years, leading to her stabbing Felix when she felt crowded and threatened.

Hypothermiasupporting

Also known as: Cold exposure

Heidi was exposed to extreme cold for several hours after falling on ice outside the hospital, presenting with severe hypothermia.