Also known as: Heart attack
A man in witness protection experiences chest tightness and anxiety which progresses to ventricular tachycardia requiring defibrillation, then suffers a STEMI requiring emergent cardiac catheterization. His case drives the episode's central plot involving federal marshals and security concerns.
Also known as: Blood clot in lung
A lupus patient presents with seizure and is later found to have a massive pulmonary embolism causing cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts including multiple rounds of epinephrine, she dies due to prolonged oxygen deprivation. Her daughter Christine is her caregiver.
Also known as: Seizure
Patient with lupus presents with first-time seizure requiring Dilantin and full neurological workup including head CT, metabolic panel, toxicology screen, EEG, and neuro consult before the underlying pulmonary embolism is discovered.
Also known as: Lupus
Chronic autoimmune condition being treated with prednisone and Plaquenil, which predisposes the patient to thromboembolic complications including the fatal pulmonary embolism.
Also known as: Pus in chest cavity
A fireman patient requires drainage of empyema and PCA pain management. Mentioned briefly as part of Neela's patient caseload.
Also known as: Post-op infection
Case presented at M&M conference where Neela performed infected graft removal and abdominal washout. Patient subsequently died from pan-resistant acinetobacter sepsis, leading to discussion of antibiotic redosing protocol during surgery.