ER — NBC

Season 12, Episode 3

12 medical diagnoses portrayed

Also known as: Scalding burn

Respiratory distressHypoxia

Unidentified male patient walks into the ER with extensive burn injuries, including eschar preventing pulse assessment. He is unable to provide history or identify himself. Requires intubation and ICU admission.

ER — S12E03

Closed head injurymajor

Also known as: Head laceration

Diffuse cerebral edemaAirway compromise

11-year-old boy struck by roller skater while riding motorized scooter without helmet. Develops altered mental status, hypoxia requiring emergency tracheostomy, and diffuse brain edema requiring mannitol and steroids.

ER — S12E03Patient: Robbie Beckwith

Le Fort fracturesupporting

Also known as: Facial fracture

Nasopharyngeal bleedingDifficult airway

Midface fracture identified on facial CT in scooter accident victim, requiring future reconstructive surgery.

ER — S12E03Patient: Robbie Beckwith

Lead poisoningmajor

Also known as: Lead toxicity

Severe anemiaCardiac arrhythmias

Young woman presents with syncope, severe anemia (hemoglobin 6.9), and cardiac arrhythmias. History reveals she traveled to Mexico for alternative cancer prevention treatments including herbal medicines, which caused lead poisoning requiring chelation therapy.

ER — S12E03Patient: Stephanie

Microcytic anemiasupporting

Also known as: Anemia

SyncopeTachycardia

Patient presents with severe chronic microcytic hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin 6.9) secondary to lead poisoning from herbal supplements.

ER — S12E03Patient: Stephanie

BRCA1 mutationsupporting

Also known as: Breast cancer gene

Patient with known BRCA1 genetic mutation (85% lifetime cancer risk) has been seeking alternative treatments in Mexico to prevent cancer. Counseled about prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy to reduce risk.

ER — S12E03Patient: Stephanie

Dental abscesssupporting

Also known as: Tooth abscess

Patient presents with abscessed tooth. Morris inappropriately orders IV penicillin before being corrected by nurse manager that oral antibiotics are standard of care.

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Alcohol intoxicationsupporting

Also known as: Alcohol poisoning

16-year-old male presents intoxicated, requiring IV fluids and blood alcohol level testing. Self-reports 2200 SAT score.

ER — S12E03Patient: Erik

Urinary tract infectionsupporting

Also known as: UTI

Brief mention of patient with UTI whose labs are reviewed by Kovac.

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Stab woundsupporting

Also known as: Knife wound

11-year-old girl, member of Latin Queens gang, recovering from stab wound that missed her heart by an inch. Consulted by Ray Barnett.