Also known as: Lung cancer
Kim Allan has stage-four large cell lung cancer with metastases to lymph nodes and liver. She underwent previous lung mass resection but cancer has progressed. She requests physician-assisted suicide due to worsening respiratory symptoms and terminal prognosis of less than six months.
Also known as: Fluid in the lungs
Kim was readmitted with pulmonary edema which was drained, but she continues to have difficulty breathing, contributing to her decision to pursue physician-assisted suicide.
Also known as: Broken leg
Nick sustained an open fracture to the left tibia after being caught in an avalanche while heli-skiing, requiring surgical stabilization and long-term physical therapy.
Also known as: Broken hip
Nick sustained a left hip fracture in the avalanche, requiring surgical treatment alongside his tibial fracture.
Also known as: Frostbite
Multiple patients sustained frostbite to their fingers from cold exposure during the avalanche incident, requiring treatment to preserve the digits.
Also known as: Kidney damage
Imaging revealed fluid around Nick's kidney requiring surgical intervention, adding to the severity of his injuries from the avalanche.
Also known as: Dislocated ankle
Tommy sustained an ankle dislocation during the avalanche that required reduction with morphine for pain control.
Also known as: Brain tumor
A female patient presents with abdominal pain and nausea caused by a large ependymoma pressing on the floor of the fourth ventricle. April diagnoses it but Derek Shepherd takes over the intraventricular resection surgery.
Also known as: PTSD
Owen experiences PTSD flashbacks to a combat incident where his colleague Dan died from traumatic injuries in an IED attack. These memories are triggered by his involvement in Kim Allan's assisted suicide case, showing his ongoing struggle with past trauma.