Also known as: Cervical cancer
Loretta is diagnosed with stage 1-B cervical cancer requiring radical hysterectomy. Mark Greene delivers the difficult news, and she worries about her children during the five-day hospital stay for surgery.
Also known as: AIDS
Angel, a young woman with substance abuse issues, is diagnosed with AIDS and pneumocystis pneumonia. Carter struggles with the ethical dilemma of disclosing her status to her boyfriend Nathan, ultimately telling him despite legal restrictions.
Also known as: PCP
Angel presents with chronic cough and chest x-rays showing bilateral perihilar infiltrates consistent with pneumocystis pneumonia, an opportunistic infection related to her AIDS diagnosis. Carter orders a bronchoscopy.
Also known as: Alcohol poisoning
Nathan presents severely intoxicated after consuming a gallon of vodka and Xanax, with altered consciousness, ataxia, nystagmus, and hypotension. Treated with naloxone, glucose, thiamine, and gastric lavage.
Also known as: Broken leg
A 17-year-old who crashed his newly purchased motorcycle when the throttle stuck, sustaining a fractured fibula. His main concern is hiding the illegal motorcycle purchase from his father.
Also known as: Severed finger
50-year-old right-handed man who put his hand into a snow blower, resulting in amputation of two fingers. The fingers were brought in for potential reattachment.
Also known as: Lead toxicity
Frequent flyer presents with abdominal pain. Initial assumption is drug-seeking behavior, but Carter orders additional tests revealing microcytic anemia and red-cell stippling, diagnosing lead poisoning from sleeping in a building undergoing renovation.
Also known as: Cut
Elderly woman with recurrent accidents presents with scalp laceration after slipping on ice on steps. Has history of multiple prior injuries all seemingly related to her son-in-law's negligence or psychological issues.