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Season 11, Episode 1

10 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Full-thickness burns

Inhalation injuryRenal failureRespiratory failureHypothermia risk

Father suffers extensive third-degree burns over 65% of his body after rescuing his son from a house fire. Despite aggressive treatment, the burns prove fatal due to multiple organ system failures.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Caleb Aldrich

Also known as: Full-thickness burns

Risk of infectionRisk of limb contracture

11-year-old boy suffers burns to his right arm and leg after being rescued from a house fire by his father. He undergoes successful burn debridement surgery.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Ricky Aldrich

Also known as: Full-thickness burns

Woman found in the primary bedroom dies from burns covering approximately 90% of her body. Initially believed to be Caleb's wife but later revealed to be his mistress Bonnie Harper.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Becky Aldrich (initially misidentified)

Also known as: Ruptured spleen

Intra-abdominal hemorrhageHemorrhagic shockCardiac arrest

Woman impaled by her sister's forearm bone after a building collapse at a rave. The bone punctures her spleen requiring emergency splenectomy. She arrests during surgery from an aortic hematoma but is successfully resuscitated after 18 minutes.

Also known as: Compound fracture

Loss of distal blood flowIntra-abdominal penetrationTraumatic amputationNeurovascular injury

Woman's forearm is severely fractured in building collapse, with bone penetrating her sister's abdomen. No distal blood flow found, requiring amputation. She also develops delayed intra-abdominal bleeding requiring emergency laparotomy.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Sierra
Ventricular fibrillationCardiac arrest

Patient develops massive aortic hematoma from blunt trauma during building collapse, leading to cardiac arrest during surgery. Successfully resuscitated after prolonged code.

Closed fracturesupporting

Also known as: Broken leg

19-year-old's right leg crushed by collapsed beam at rave, broken in three places. Patient experiences survivor's guilt after being rescued by a stranger who subsequently died.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Hudson Collins

Also known as: Suicide attempt

Patient expresses active suicidal ideation and requests assistance to die, stemming from severe survivor's guilt after a stranger died saving him from building collapse.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Hudson Collins
Prion diseasesupporting

Dr. Lenox has been diagnosed with prion disease (same condition that killed her mother at age 45) but refuses follow-up care and is in denial about her prognosis. She could be symptom-free for 20 years or develop symptoms imminently.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Dr. Lenox
Recurring storyline
Pregnancysupporting

Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy

Dr. Asher is three months pregnant with Dr. Archer's baby. They plan to co-parent as friends. She has been reluctant to reveal the pregnancy publicly.

Chicago Med — S11E01Patient: Hannah Asher
Recurring storyline