Also known as: Collapsed lung
Young pregnant woman who jumped from a fourth-floor window after learning traumatic news on a talk show. She developed tension pneumothorax and went into cardiac arrest, requiring chest tubes, pericardiocentesis, and ultimately died despite resuscitation efforts.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Blood accumulated in the pericardial sac following her traumatic fall, requiring pericardiocentesis during resuscitation attempt.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
Ten-week pregnancy discovered during ultrasound examination. The patient had been unaware she was pregnant with her half-brother's child, contributing to her emotional distress.
Also known as: Broken facial bones
Patient sustained facial fractures from being struck with a folding chair during a talk show brawl, requiring CT scan.
Also known as: Broken wrist
Left wrist fracture sustained during the talk show altercation.
Also known as: V-tach
Mass shooter patient developed stable ventricular tachycardia during transfer to OR. Dr. Greene cardioverted him without sedation due to emergency circumstances when trapped alone with the patient in an elevator, which became a subject of the M&M conference.
Also known as: Bled to death
Mass shooter died from exsanguination due to multiple vascular injuries including spleen and superior mesenteric artery injuries, discussed at M&M conference.
Also known as: Internal bleeding
Homeless alcoholic beaten by teenagers showed fluid in Morrison's pouch on ultrasound. Debate occurred between surgical and medical management given his comorbidities. Dr. Corday ultimately took him to surgery for omental bleeding repair.
Also known as: Lung infection
Homeless patient with pneumonia complicating his trauma management and surgical risk assessment.
Also known as: Alcoholism
Homeless patient with blood alcohol level of 315 and suspected cirrhosis, complicating surgical decision-making for his trauma.
Also known as: Liver poisoning from medication
Cleo experiences nausea and elevated liver enzymes from her HIV post-exposure prophylaxis triple cocktail medication regimen, requiring monitoring and consideration of dose adjustment.
Also known as: HIV risk
Cleo is completing post-exposure prophylaxis treatment following an occupational HIV exposure, taking triple cocktail therapy and requiring LFT monitoring.
Also known as: Heart attack
Patient presents with chest pain not relieved by two sprays of nitroglycerine, requiring 12-lead EKG evaluation.
Also known as: Low blood count
Patient with hemoglobin of 36 and low crit requiring steroid treatment and hospital admission, experiencing delays in admission process.