Also known as: Bone cancer
Max is a teenage soccer player whose Ewing sarcoma has returned and metastasized throughout his body, including his spine and lymph nodes. He and his parents must decide whether to undergo palliative surgery that would extend his life but confine him to a wheelchair, versus terminal prognosis of 2-3 months without surgery.
Also known as: Schizoaffective disorder
Kendall is a pregnant woman who stopped taking her risperidone due to concerns about miscarriage risk. She experiences psychotic symptoms including auditory hallucinations, leading her to run into traffic and sustain severe head trauma requiring emergency neurosurgical intervention.
Also known as: Brain bleed
Kendall sustains an epidural hematoma after running into traffic during a psychotic episode. Dr. Asher performs emergency bedside burr hole drainage with an interosseous needle to relieve intracranial pressure before the patient can be taken to surgery.
Also known as: Pesticide poisoning
Two patients present with similar symptoms traced to paraquat pesticide exposure from illegally-grown marijuana. Cadet Herrera ingested contaminated marijuana, while Tyler was exposed through direct contact while farming. Both develop acute kidney injury requiring dialysis.
Also known as: Kidney failure
Both patients exposed to paraquat develop acute kidney injury with metabolic acidosis requiring dialysis treatment as the toxin is cleared from their systems.
Also known as: Broken ankle
Cadet Herrera sustains an ankle fracture and dislocation after fainting during an obstacle course, which leads to the discovery of her paraquat poisoning.
Also known as: Severe allergic reaction
Cadet Herrera develops severe anaphylactic-like symptoms including tongue swelling and respiratory distress as a reaction to paraquat ingestion, requiring intubation and emergency treatment.
Sully reveals to Dr. Ripley that his cancer has returned and is terminal, with only weeks left to live. This diagnosis motivates Dr. Ripley's decision to protect Sully from legal consequences even at the cost of his own medical license.