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Season 12, Episode 14

7 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: GSW to chest

Hemorrhagic shockRenal artery injuryHilar avulsion

Jodie, Clemente's girlfriend, suffers multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, and flank from her estranged husband. She experiences severe blood loss requiring massive transfusion and emergency surgery to repair a renal artery injury and save her kidney.

ER — S12E14Patient: Jodie Kenyon
Recurring storyline
Gunshot woundsupporting

Also known as: GSW

Clemente sustains a through-and-through gunshot wound to the deltoid during the same incident. The wound is found to be self-inflicted, raising questions about what happened during the shooting.

ER — S12E14Patient: Dr. Victor Clemente
Recurring storyline
Blunt traumasupporting

Also known as: Hit-and-run injuries

A 62-year-old homeless man assaulted by teenagers, sustaining blunt trauma to face, chest, and abdomen. He is initially confused but later leaves AMA despite needing follow-up care.

ER — S12E14Patient: Dexter Jenkins

Also known as: Tear in kidney artery

Hilar avulsionRenal ischemia

As a complication of her gunshot wounds, Jodie has a lacerated renal artery requiring complex surgical repair including vascular exclusion and omental patch to save the kidney.

ER — S12E14Patient: Jodie Kenyon
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Shock from blood loss

Jodie experiences severe hemorrhagic shock from her gunshot wounds, losing over a liter of blood and requiring 12+ units of packed red blood cells and massive transfusion protocol.

ER — S12E14Patient: Jodie Kenyon
Recurring storyline
Branchial cystsupporting
Infection

A surgical patient boarding in the ER with an infected branchial cyst awaiting OR availability, becoming a point of conflict between ER and Surgery regarding order-writing responsibilities.

Also known as: Heroin addiction

Jodie's toxicology screen reveals positive results for cannabinoids and cocaine, information that becomes significant in the investigation of the shooting incident.

ER — S12E14Patient: Jodie Kenyon
Recurring storyline