Also known as: Butt plug stuck in rectum
Patient presents with a sexual device lodged in his rectum after falling off the bed during intercourse. Requires removal by Dr. Archer.
Also known as: ACL tear
College basketball player tears her ACL during a game after a sudden stop and change in direction. She hears a pop and experiences pain and swelling. The injury threatens her basketball career and leads to the discovery of her ultra-rapid metabolizer status.
Also known as: Narcotic overdose
Basketball player experiences life-threatening opioid overdose with pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and decreased consciousness after taking prescribed codeine cough syrup. Requires intubation and Narcan. The overdose is ultimately explained by her ultra-rapid metabolizer status.
Genetic condition discovered after her overdose, explaining why she metabolizes certain medications like codeine abnormally fast, leading to overdose, and why her antidepressants were ineffective. This is the key diagnostic revelation of her case.
Also known as: Broken hip
88-year-old woman with dementia sustains a hip fracture after a ground-level fall. X-ray confirms the fracture, and CT reveals avascular necrosis requiring hip replacement surgery. The case becomes complicated by family dynamics and concerns of medical neglect.
Also known as: Bone death
CT scan reveals that Ruth has avascular necrosis of the left hip, where blood supply to the bone has been disrupted causing it to disintegrate. This necessitates urgent hip replacement surgery to prevent her from becoming bedridden.
Also known as: Alzheimer's disease
Ruth has a documented history of dementia, which has paradoxically made her more pleasant in personality. This condition complicates her care decisions and is central to the family conflict regarding her medical treatment.
Extremely rare case where Olivia became pregnant with her own biological baby approximately four weeks after being implanted with her friend's embryo as a surrogate, resulting in two fetuses of different gestational ages in the same pregnancy.
Also known as: Lung cyst
The female fetus (Olivia's biological baby) has a cyst on the lungs putting pressure on the heart, causing fluid buildup (hydrops) that is mirrored in Olivia's body as peripheral edema. Despite attempted in-utero surgical repair, the baby dies from excessive cardiac pressure.
Also known as: Swelling
Pregnant surrogate presents with bilateral pitting edema that is discovered to be a mirror syndrome, reflecting the fluid buildup (hydrops) in one of her fetuses due to its lung malformation.