Also known as: Early-onset Alzheimer's
Bert, Ms. Goodwin's ex-husband, has advancing Alzheimer's disease which causes him to start a kitchen fire by placing an electric tea kettle on a stove burner. He later exhibits sundowning behavior at the hospital and becomes agitated during transfer. Ms. Goodwin ultimately decides to take him home with her rather than place him in memory care.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Bert sustains mild inhalation injuries from the kitchen fire he accidentally started. He presents with carbonaceous sputum and confusion but maintains oxygen saturation and ultimately has no permanent lung damage.
Also known as: Liver failure
Colin is a young boy scheduled for liver transplant surgery. A donated adult liver arrives, but complications arise when he develops an infection from an ingrown toenail. Despite initial plans to proceed, Dr. Marcel ultimately decides Colin is too unstable from the systemic infection to survive the transplant, and the liver is released to another patient.
Also known as: Ingrown toenail infection
Colin develops a severe infection from an ingrown toenail that he stubbed weeks earlier. Bacteria trapped under the cuticle causes an abscess with pus, elevated white blood cell count, and fever. This infection becomes systemic and ultimately disqualifies him from receiving his scheduled liver transplant.
Also known as: Lung cancer
Sully begins chemotherapy treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, with a plan for six infusions over six weeks to shrink the tumor before surgery. He receives his first chemo infusion during the episode.
Also known as: Water breaking early
Lynne's amniotic sac ruptures at 30 weeks gestation while she has a cervical cerclage stitch in place. This leads to preterm labor with contractions and cervical bleeding. The stitch must be emergently removed in the hybrid OR to prevent uterine rupture, and she delivers a premature but ultimately healthy baby boy.
Also known as: Early labor
Lynne goes into active preterm labor at 30 weeks gestation after her water breaks. Despite receiving steroids for fetal lung development and magnesium for brain protection, labor progresses and she requires emergency removal of her cervical stitch followed by delivery.
Also known as: Acid burn
Donald Canter suffers severe chemical burns covering over 90% of his total body surface area from a hydrochloric acid spill at work. He requires intubation and ventilation and is treated in the ED due to lack of burn unit beds. He develops sepsis and ultimately codes and dies despite resuscitation efforts.
Also known as: Cutting
Jackie, a burn unit nurse, is discovered to be engaging in self-harm through cutting as a maladaptive coping mechanism for the extreme stress and emotional trauma of her job. She faints from blood loss after cutting herself in the bathroom and initially denies the behavior. Dr. Charles places her on a 72-hour psychiatric hold for being a danger to herself.
Also known as: Kidney stone infection
Paul Talbot presents with sepsis secondary to infected kidney stones. He is critically ill and requires emergency intubation by Dr. Archer when his oxygen saturation drops and he becomes bradycardic.