Also known as: Head laceration
Abby's toddler son Joe falls from a jungle gym and loses consciousness. He undergoes CT and MRI scans to rule out intracranial bleeding and brain injury, creating major tension as Abby deals with her son being the patient while unable to reach Luka.
Also known as: Kidney cancer
Patient initially misdiagnosed by Abby as having a kidney stone actually has a large renal mass that erodes into vessels causing massive hemorrhage. Neela performs emergency angioplasty balloon procedure to stabilize him for surgery. The misdiagnosis adds to Abby's stressful day.
Also known as: Severe hip arthritis
Former NFL player with severe bilateral hip arthritis causing debilitating pain and complete loss of joint space. He has been self-medicating with vicodin due to inability to afford surgery. Pratt arranges for him to get bumped up on the County surgery list and provides intra-articular steroid injections for pain relief.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Former NFL player has become dependent on vicodin (3-4 pills daily) to manage chronic hip pain, obtaining prescriptions through his mother's Medicare. Pratt identifies the addiction and makes surgery contingent on entering a pain management program.
Also known as: CHF
Patient presents with severely elevated blood pressure (194/126) and CHF exacerbation. Used as a teaching case for Chaz (Pratt's brother) who is interrupted by workplace harassment.
Also known as: Low sodium
Patient with altered mental status and electrolyte abnormalities following gastric bypass surgery.
Also known as: Severe asthma attack
Patient in Exam 2 with severe asthma exacerbation, oxygen saturation dropping to 89%. Morris treats aggressively with albuterol, steroids, and epinephrine to avoid intubation.