Also known as: Stab wound
A patient arrives with a tire iron impaled in his abdomen from a brawl. He requires emergency intubation due to hypoxia and hemorrhage, then is rushed to the OR for surgical removal.
Also known as: Head trauma
A witness brought in for questioning develops severe neurological deterioration after being beaten by police in custody. CT reveals multiple contusions from different angles. Morris performs an emergency ventriculostomy to relieve increased intracranial pressure and prevent death from herniation.
Also known as: Mushroom worker's lung
A mycologist presents with bronchospasm and hypoxia at a wedding he's officiating. Bronchoscopy reveals hypersensitivity pneumonitis from chronic exposure to fungal spores. He refuses definitive treatment (avoiding mushrooms) and leaves against medical advice.
Also known as: Enlarged heart muscle disease
A transplant patient's LVAD fails while awaiting heart transplant, causing severe hypotension and requiring manual pumping. She is scheduled for emergency heart transplant, but the donor heart is discovered to be ABO-incompatible after her native heart is already removed, leaving her on cardiopulmonary bypass awaiting a new donor.