Also known as: Heart attack
Tom suffers a myocardial infarction during helicopter transport, requiring thrombolysis and later a pacemaker and intra-aortic balloon pump. He is in end-stage heart failure awaiting transplant and gets married in the ER.
Also known as: CHF
Tom has end-stage heart failure with an ejection fraction less than 10%, awaiting heart transplant. This is the underlying condition that leads to his MI during transport.
Also known as: AIDS
Fifteen-year-old Trent presents with a hand laceration, and Carter discovers his grandmother never told him he's HIV-positive. Carter reveals the diagnosis, leading to significant ethical conflict and the teen's death after being struck by a car.
Also known as: Lung infection
Benton struggles with a difficult pediatric intubation on a six-month-old with pneumonia and respiratory distress, requiring Cleo's assistance.
Also known as: Torn main artery
A patient with back pain waits two hours in chairs before collapsing. Benton and Carter discover a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with hemorrhagic shock requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
A man falls near a pencil sharpener with penetrating chest trauma requiring chest tube placement. Romano takes over the case from Benton.
Also known as: Ear infection
Child presents with earache, fever, and cough. Benton examines him as part of his primary care duties covering the ER.
Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Surgical patient with appendicitis requiring antibiotics and OR. Brief mention of antibiotic selection dispute between Benton and Greene.
Also known as: Mini-stroke
Patient in Exam 6 with TIA waiting for discharge, mentioned during busy ER management.