Also known as: Pregnancy diabetes
Peter Benton discovers that Carla has diabetes during pregnancy and becomes concerned about potential complications for their unborn child, leading him to review ultrasound tapes and consult specialists without her knowledge.
Also known as: AIDS
Jeanie monitors her viral load which has increased to 1000, causing her concern on what would have been her anniversary with Al, who infected her with HIV.
Initially appears to be a case of undiagnosed porphyria presenting with acute abdominal pain, but is revealed to be a psychiatric patient with factitious disorder who has manipulated five previous surgeons into operating on her.
Also known as: Malingering
Patient has convinced five doctors to perform unnecessary surgeries and swallows medical instruments (scissors, tweezers, pen) to force surgical intervention when denied operation.
Also known as: Dying bowel
A 68-year-old patient with peripheral vascular disease presents with acute abdominal pain due to complete blockage of the artery supplying his small intestine. Carter advocates for surgery despite being deemed too high-risk by Anspaugh, leading to a major conflict. Surgery reveals extensive gangrene requiring removal of most of the small bowel.
Also known as: Multiple drug overdose
Woman with AIDS attempts suicide by overdosing on her HIV medications (3TC, ritonavir, AZT), psychiatric medications (Valium, desipramine, Prozac), methanol, and cutting her wrists. She is overwhelmed with guilt after her daughter died of AIDS that she transmitted to her.
Also known as: Wood alcohol poisoning
Part of suicide attempt; patient develops blindness and requires dialysis for methanol ingestion.
Also known as: Wrist cutting
Patient cuts her wrists as part of a multi-method suicide attempt following the death of her daughter from AIDS.
Also known as: AIDS
Deceased daughter of Suzanne Alner who contracted AIDS from her mother and died the previous month from AIDS-related pneumonia, triggering her mother's suicide attempt.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
Teenage girl develops acute gallbladder inflammation on prom day requiring emergency surgery. Doug Ross arranges for her to attend prom briefly via ambulance before returning for cholecystectomy.
Also known as: CHF
Elderly patient presents with acute decompensated heart failure complicated by renal failure, requiring aggressive management with vasopressors and careful medication selection.
Also known as: Kidney failure
Same elderly patient with heart failure develops concurrent renal failure, creating treatment challenges regarding use of ACE inhibitors.