Also known as: Cut
A girl sustains a leg laceration from a saw in shop class. Her father demands plastic surgery consultation, but Dr. Doyle performs standard wound repair with sutures.
Also known as: Broken collarbone
Young boy from prominent family presents with his first broken bone, a clavicle fracture sustained from a fall. Ross treats him and discovers an underlying condition during workup.
Also known as: Progressive blindness
During evaluation of the boy's clavicle fracture, Ross discovers he has retinitis pigmentosa after noting he frequently falls and gets injured at night due to progressive vision loss. The ophthalmologist confirms the diagnosis.
Also known as: Stroke
Paramedic Olbes finds her grandfather with acute-onset left-sided weakness, slurred speech, and altered consciousness. CT confirms ischemic stroke within the treatment window. Greene administers TPA thrombolytic therapy, and the patient shows positive response with returning speech.
Also known as: Lupus kidney disease
Patient with lupus has developed kidney failure requiring dialysis. She undergoes kidney transplant surgery with her brother as the living donor. Carter assists with the transplant procedure.
Also known as: Surgical bleeding
During kidney donation surgery, the donor (Jean's brother) experiences life-threatening hemorrhage, likely from a slipped tie on the renal artery. The surgical team must reopen and control the bleeding, delaying his recovery.
Also known as: Early labor
Carla experiences premature contractions while at her OB appointment. She is admitted and placed on strict bed rest to prevent preterm delivery. She is two centimeters dilated but the baby is not in distress and membranes are intact.
Also known as: Head laceration
Greene is violently assaulted in the ER bathroom and sustains significant head trauma with GCS of 13, possible hyphema (blood in the eye), concussion, and altered consciousness requiring full trauma workup including CT scan.
Also known as: Broken rib
Greene sustains multiple rib fractures during the assault, described as 'crunchy ribs' by examining physicians.
Also known as: Broken fingers
Greene sustains midshaft fractures of two metacarpals in his hand during the assault, requiring orthopedic consultation.
Also known as: AIDS
Jeanie's ex-husband Al is struggling with medication resistance and seeks entry into a clinical trial for nucleoside analogues at County. Jeanie helps him get an interview with Dr. Fischer for the study.