Also known as: Dislocated shoulder
Rob suffers an inferior shoulder dislocation with fractures after being run over by his wife's car. During surgery, complications arise when the clavicle tears into the subclavian artery, causing significant bleeding.
Also known as: Gunshot wound to artery
During surgical repair of Rob's shoulder dislocation, a clavicle fragment causes a large tear in the subclavian artery, resulting in hemorrhage that requires emergency vascular repair.
Also known as: High blood pressure in pregnancy
Rob's pregnant wife Jen presents with elevated blood pressure (170/100) that worsens throughout the episode. Despite treatment attempts, she develops a seizure, which leads to the discovery of a brain aneurysm.
Also known as: Brain aneurysm
Jen's seizure leads to the discovery of a cerebral aneurysm during workup. Derek explains it is a 'time bomb' in her head that requires surgical intervention after her husband recovers from his complications.
Also known as: Hole in the heart with reversed blood flow
Nine-year-old Stacy has a VSD that has progressed to Eisenmenger syndrome with severe pulmonary hypertension. Her heart is extensively diseased and requires continuous IV medication via portable pump while awaiting heart-lung transplant.
Also known as: High blood pressure in the lungs
Stacy's VSD has caused severe pulmonary hypertension that has progressed to the point where her heart is too diseased for simple repair, necessitating heart-lung transplant.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Stacy develops cardiac tamponade with hemodynamic collapse requiring emergency pericardiocentesis by Bailey before her scheduled surgery.
Also known as: Butt plug stuck in rectum
An older couple presents after attempting 'Number Nine' from a magazine's sexual techniques article, resulting in a retained foreign body requiring sigmoidoscopy and manual extraction.
Also known as: Anemia from poor diet
Izzie's blood work reveals anemia, which initially causes alarm but is presented as a minor finding treatable with dietary changes, though her elevated LDH levels prompt an oncology consult.