Also known as: Terminal cancer
Patient undergoes exploratory surgery revealing extensive metastatic disease throughout abdominal cavity with less than 10% five-year survival rate, requiring transition to palliative care.
Also known as: GSW
Patient with three gunshot wounds develops pericardial effusion requiring emergency pericardiocentesis. Patient is racist and combative throughout treatment.
Also known as: Alpha-1
Young woman with genetic Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency causing severe lung and liver disease. Initially signs DNR but is convinced by Nathan to pursue hope for stem cell treatment and gets placed on transplant list.
Also known as: Date rape drug exposure
14-year-old girl found unconscious on El train after ketamine use. Initially thought to be rape victim but reveals she voluntarily takes Special K for sex parties. Develops complications including seizure and head trauma.
Also known as: Parkinson's
Medical student with Parkinson's disease struggles to manage symptoms during surgical rotation. Episode shows him managing medication timing and experiencing motor difficulties, including being unable to get up at episode end.
Also known as: Cut hand
Police officer suffers significant hand laceration from broken window during shooting incident, loses significant blood, requires surgical evaluation.
Also known as: Broken ankle
Patient sustains obvious ankle deformity after skateboarding into car door, maintains good pulses.
Also known as: Gunshot wound to the head
Man waiting in lottery line hit by car, sustains 9cm penetrating laceration with foreign body through right frontal area requiring neurosurgical intervention.
Also known as: Migraine headache
Eric's young girlfriend presents with migraine and possible food poisoning, receives significant Demerol after failing other treatments.