Also known as: GBM, terminal brain cancer
A soldier from Afghanistan with a brain tumor is enrolled in an experimental clinical trial where a virus is injected into the tumor to shrink it. The procedure is performed with two simultaneous injections, but the virus reverts and causes encephalitis, leading to the patient's death.
Also known as: Heart failure
A patient in strict isolation awaiting a heart transplant develops a collapsed lung during the episode. After Karev breaches the isolation barrier to save her life, she is exposed to potential infection and loses the donor heart that had arrived for her transplant.
Also known as: COPD
Kyra Marshall has COPD in addition to her cardiomyopathy, contributing to her need for transplant and her compromised respiratory status.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
During her wait for transplant in isolation, Kyra develops a collapsed lung that requires emergency intervention by Karev, who must breach the sterile barrier to save her.
Also known as: Brain inflammation
As a complication of the experimental viral therapy for his brain tumor, the virus reverts and causes encephalitis, confirmed by spinal tap, leading to the patient's death.
Alex presents with a fever of 100.4 degrees and is excluded from scrubbing into Kyra Marshall's transplant surgery due to the risk of infecting the immunocompromised patient.