Also known as: GSW
Burke sustains a gunshot wound to the right shoulder with bullet lodged near the brachial plexus, causing a collapsed lung and pseudoaneurysm in the subclavian artery. He develops numbness in fingers and requires emergency surgery with risk of permanent hand paralysis, threatening his surgical career.
Also known as: CHF
Denny's LVAD wires are deliberately cut by Izzie to worsen his condition and move him up the transplant list. He receives a heart transplant but dies from a stroke caused by a blood clot that formed post-surgery and traveled to his brain.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Burke develops a tension pneumothorax as a complication of his gunshot wound, requiring emergency decompression with chest tube placement during his initial trauma care.
Also known as: Brain attack
Denny dies from a stroke caused by a blood clot that formed on his transplant sutures and traveled to his brain shortly after his successful heart transplant surgery.
Also known as: Ovarian cancer
Camille, a 17-year-old cancer survivor, presents after losing consciousness during sex. Her ovarian cancer has recurred and metastasized to her liver, lungs, and bowel, leaving her terminal with no treatment options.
Also known as: False aneurysm
Burke develops a pseudoaneurysm in the subclavian artery from his gunshot wound, compressing nerves and causing numbness in his fingers, requiring urgent surgical repair.
Also known as: Arm nerve injury
The bullet from Burke's gunshot wound is lodged in dangerous proximity to the brachial plexus, causing progressive numbness in his fourth and fifth fingers and threatening permanent loss of hand function.
Also known as: Brain tumor
Doc develops brain metastases from his bone cancer, causing serious seizures. Meredith and Derek make the decision to euthanize him.
Also known as: GSW
The shooter who shot Burke then turned the gun on himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cristina aggressively treats him despite the poor prognosis.