Also known as: Sickle cell pain crisis
Patient presents with severe pain claiming sickle cell crisis, requesting high doses of Demerol. Initially suspected of drug-seeking behavior, but ultimately treated with opioid pain management and adjunctive relaxation techniques by Dr. Ross.
Also known as: Kidney injury from bus accident
Mother involved in rollover motor vehicle accident presents with hypotension, chest and abdominal trauma. DPL grossly positive, patient arrests and undergoes emergency thoracotomy with aortic cross-clamping but ultimately dies.
Also known as: Compound leg fracture
Young girl from rollover accident with massive left leg crush injury, bone loss, and pulseless limb. Romano and Benton debate amputation versus limb salvage. They attempt ambitious vascularized free fibular transfer, but patient suffers fat embolism intraoperatively leading to cardiac arrest requiring open chest massage. Remains comatose post-operatively.
Also known as: Broken voice box
Same trauma patient (Allison) also presents with possible laryngeal fracture from the motor vehicle accident, requiring intubation.
Also known as: Spider bite
Anna's cousin presents with spider bite requiring IV antibiotics.
Also known as: Intimate partner violence
Married couple brought in by police after mutual domestic violence incident. Wife (Darlene) tried to run over husband with pickup truck. She presents with pain, intoxication, and develops bradycardia requiring gastric lavage. Police seek warrant for blood alcohol and evidence collection, leading to Carter's arrest for obstruction when he protects patient's rights.
Also known as: Tendon cut
Patient with partial extensor tendon laceration requiring irrigation, débridement, loose sutures and splint. Used as teaching case by attorney Herb Spivak posing as consultant.
Also known as: V-fib
Transient patient with scalp laceration who codes with ventricular fibrillation requiring defibrillation. Successfully resuscitated by Herb Spivak (attorney posing as doctor) and staff.
Also known as: Dislocated shoulder
Patient requiring shoulder reduction performed by Mark Greene with assistance from attorney Herb Spivak using in-line traction.
Also known as: Skin abscess
Carter's jail cellmate has a carbuncle that Carter advises him to soak in warm soapy water four times daily.