Also known as: Inflamed appendix
Sadie undergoes an appendectomy performed by interns without proper supervision, which becomes complicated by hemorrhaging when the appendiceal artery bleeds. This drives the central plot conflict about intern supervision and responsibility.
Also known as: C. diff
A patient who self-diagnosed and treated herself with online antibiotics develops C. diff infection requiring a fecal transplant. The case explores themes of self-diagnosis and marital conflict over medical decision-making.
Also known as: Epilepsy causing night terrors
A father experiencing violent night terrors falls through a second-story window during a sleepwalking episode. Testing reveals frontal lobe epilepsy as the underlying cause, not stress as previously believed. The case explores themes of parent-child relationships and hidden illness.
Also known as: Hit-and-run injuries
Patient sustains multiple fractures, lacerations, and head trauma from falling through a window during a sleepwalking episode, requiring surgical intervention and CT imaging.
Also known as: Broken nose
Callie sustains a nasal fracture after being struck by a confused trauma patient during his night terror episode, requiring surgical repair under conscious sedation.