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ER

ERNBC

Season 11, Episode 4

8 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Broken bones

5-year-old boy who fell from a third-story window with displaced tibia fracture and multiple other fractures, requiring orthopedic intervention.

ER — S11E04Patient: Saige

Also known as: Broken bones

Pelvic hemorrhage

5-year-old girl who fell from a third-story window with multiple fractures including olecranon, distal radius, pelvis, and femur. Developed severe pelvic bleeding requiring transfusion and ultimately died despite resuscitation efforts.

ER — S11E04Patient: Kali

Also known as: Ruptured spleen

Pneumothorax

4-year-old girl who fell from a third-story window with chest contusion, rib fractures, and splenic rupture requiring emergency splenectomy. Developed tension pneumothorax during intubation but died in the OR.

ER — S11E04Patient: Tamira
Pneumothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Tension pneumothorax that developed after intubation in the 4-year-old with chest trauma, requiring chest tube placement before OR.

ER — S11E04Patient: Tamira

Also known as: Benzo withdrawal

Mother who had been on high-dose Valium for 6 months after her husband's death, then quit cold turkey when she ran out of money. Developed psychotic delusions and hallucinations believing her dead husband was attacking her, leading her to push her children out a window.

ER — S11E04Patient: Nichelle

Also known as: Lung cancer

Cutaneous metastases

Patient presented with skin bumps that were initially thought to be a rash but diagnosed as stage 4 lung cancer with extensive skin metastases. Has chronic cough and long smoking history.

ER — S11E04Patient: Mr. Hayslip

Also known as: OCD Harm (violent obsessions)

Intern with severe OCD who obsessively triple-checks lab work and blood products during trauma. His condition becomes so debilitating that he quits his residency despite being encouraged to seek treatment.

ER — S11E04Patient: Howard Morris
Recurring storyline
Pneumoniasupporting

Also known as: Lung infection

Jing-Mei mentions her father was admitted with pneumonia for the third time, along with phlebitis and UTI.

ER — S11E04Patient: Jing-Mei's father