Also known as: Severe allergic reaction
Patient presents with anaphylaxis from peanut allergy requiring intubation and vasopressor support. Used to demonstrate trauma management and clinical decision-making.
Also known as: Mini-stroke
Elderly patient with TIA and carotid stenosis who is cleared for surgery but suffers cardiac arrest during the procedure and is left in a vegetative state.
Also known as: Brain bleed
Patient with closed head injury from ladder fall develops epidural hematoma. Dr. Greene performs emergency burr holes in the ER to relieve pressure, creating tension with neurosurgery. This case also drives the subplot about paramedic protocol violations.
Also known as: ALD
8-year-old boy with end-stage ALD presents with fever and constipation. His mother struggles with pain management. This case becomes central to the episode's main conflict when Doug Ross gives him experimental pain medication outside of protocol.
Also known as: Pancreatic tumor
Patient with end-stage pancreatic cancer and liver metastases requiring admission for nausea management. Uses medical marijuana for symptom control.
Also known as: Severed finger
Young musician presents with distal phalanx amputation. Plastics performs V-Y flap closure. Case demonstrates Dr. Baker's character development and interaction with Jeanie.
Patient with multiple self-inflicted knife wounds requiring psychiatric evaluation and surgical closure. Used to facilitate conversation about Romano harassment.
Also known as: Bile duct stones
Surgical case requiring choledochojejunostomy that gets postponed when the resident allows the patient to eat. Used to advance Romano's character arc and surgical teaching.
Also known as: Ear infection
Complication found during evaluation of Ricky's fever, treated with antibiotics alongside his primary ALD management.
Also known as: Heart stopped
Elderly patient suffers cardiac arrest on the operating table during carotid surgery, resulting in severe hypoxic brain injury and poor prognosis.