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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's AnatomyABC

Season 2, Episode 16

5 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Brain bleed

Seizure disorderIncreased intracranial pressure

Dr. Bailey's husband suffers a depressed skull fracture and temporal epidural hematoma after a car accident while rushing to the hospital for his wife's labor. He requires emergency craniotomy by Dr. Shepherd during the hospital evacuation.

Grey's Anatomy — S02E16Patient: Tucker Jones

Also known as: Blood in chest cavity

Hemorrhagic shockUnexploded ordnance in body cavity

Patient shot himself with a homemade bazooka during WWII reenactment, resulting in a large sucking chest wound with live unexploded ammunition lodged in his body cavity. A paramedic's hand is keeping him from bleeding out while also potentially stabilizing the explosive device.

Grey's Anatomy — S02E16Patient: James Carlson

Also known as: Childbirth

Dr. Bailey goes into active labor at the hospital with contractions ten minutes apart, refusing an epidural and experiencing anxiety about delivering without her husband present due to his accident.

Grey's Anatomy — S02E16Patient: Dr. Miranda Bailey

Also known as: Trauma response

Wife of the bazooka victim experiences acute anxiety reaction with prolonged screaming after witnessing her husband's traumatic injury, requiring diazepam to calm down.

Grey's Anatomy — S02E16Patient: Mindy Carlson
Pneumothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Patient has absent breath sounds on the right side with air bubbling at the chest wound, indicating pneumothorax from the penetrating trauma.

Grey's Anatomy — S02E16Patient: James Carlson