Owen is discovered to have a congenital horseshoe kidney (both kidneys connected by tissue with shared blood supply) after being shot. The bullet destroys his right kidney, and the remaining left kidney proves non-functional, requiring emergency dialysis and transplant. His mother Natalie donates one of her kidneys despite being pregnant.
Also known as: Stab wound
Owen suffers a gunshot wound requiring resection of multiple bowel sections and colon mobilization, plus complete loss of kidney function requiring transplant.
Also known as: Head trauma
Julian sustains a devastating head and upper spinal cord injury after going through a windshield in a motor vehicle collision with an 18-wheeler. He is declared brain-dead with absent brain stem reflexes and no cerebral blood flow. His case becomes complicated by conflict between his partner and estranged parents over end-of-life decisions and sperm retrieval.
Also known as: Immersion foot
A young Navy pilot is found with severe trench foot after walking through wetlands for approximately a month during a dissociative fugue state. The condition helps doctors estimate he traveled nearly 1,000 miles.
Also known as: Fugue state
A Navy pilot experiences a dissociative fugue state with complete amnesia and purposeful wandering after being medically disqualified from flying jets due to a heart murmur. He walks nearly 1,000 miles over a month, ending up in the Chicago River. Dr. Charles uses EMDR therapy to help him recover his memories.
Also known as: Diastolic murmur
The pilot has a diastolic heart murmur discovered during a physical exam that led to him being grounded from flying jets, triggering his psychological breakdown and fugue state.
Also known as: Fetal decelerations
During Natalie's nephrectomy to donate a kidney to Owen, her fetus develops bradycardia (heart rate decelerations) due to compression of the inferior vena cava from surgical positioning. The team repositions her to 45 degrees to relieve the pressure.