Also known as: Gunshot wound to artery
A young boy is shot while walking to speech therapy, suffering a subclavian artery injury with two wounds (one under collarbone, one below scapula). Despite surgery, he develops DIC and dies from uncontrolled bleeding.
Also known as: CAD
A teenage girl from Hawaii faints in Chicago due to cold agglutinin disease, a rare autoimmune disorder where cold weather triggers the immune system to attack red blood cells, causing severe anemia. She experiences anaphylactic shock from rituximab treatment, forcing her family to choose between returning to Hawaii or staying in Chicago.
Also known as: Severe allergic reaction
Kiana has a severe allergic reaction to rituximab infusion treatment, requiring epinephrine and intubation to stabilize her.
Also known as: Exposed intestines
Dante is attacked by his brother Enzo with a pizza cutter, resulting in eviscerated small bowel and lacerated mesentery requiring exploratory laparotomy and abdominal-wall reconstruction.
Also known as: Gluten intolerance
Enzo experiences psychotic episodes with paranoid delusions and violent behavior, ultimately diagnosed as gluten-induced psychosis from undiagnosed celiac disease triggered by working in his new pizza restaurant.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Board member Miranda develops pericardial tamponade from a lacerated atrium after a car accident. Sharon performs an emergency pericardiocentesis on a plane to drain the fluid, saving her life.
Also known as: Progressive MS
Ripley's estranged mother reveals she has been diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis for six months, which is her stated reason for reconnecting with her son.