Also known as: Collapsed lung
Teenage skateboarder suffers tension pneumothorax and hemothorax after falling off skateboard without helmet. Requires emergency chest tube insertion and surgery.
Also known as: Blood in chest cavity
Blood collected in chest cavity from skateboard trauma, contributing to respiratory compromise and requiring surgical intervention.
Also known as: Head laceration
Skateboarder has depressed skull fracture with cerebral swelling, described as 'ping-pong fracture.' Uncertain neurological prognosis.
Also known as: Multiple system atrophy
Carter's grandmother diagnosed with Shy-Drager Syndrome after syncope episode. Progressive disease affecting blood pressure with 10-year prognosis. Carter struggles with telling her she cannot drive.
Retired police officer attempts suicide by hanging in hospital after feeling responsible for skateboard injury. Discovered and saved by Nicole and med student. Triggers Nicole's trauma from finding her father's suicide.
Patient develops hypersensitivity vasculitis from self-medicating with leftover penicillin. Med student Grace correctly diagnoses underlying thrombocytopenia.
Also known as: Low platelet count
Underlying low platelet count discovered in patient with vasculitis, correctly identified by med student Grace before laboratory confirmation.
Also known as: Self-harm
Med student with history of cutting and eating disorder continues self-harm behavior while managing stress of dual medical and law school. Placed on psychiatric hold.
Also known as: Panic attacks
Retired officer experiences panic attack with chest pain and hyperventilation after confrontation with injured boy's mother. Initially concerning for MI but ruled out.