Also known as: Bone cancer
A 35-year-old military patient with osteosarcoma of the left pelvis, lumbar spine, and sacrum undergoes an experimental rotationplasty procedure where his leg is amputated and repositioned to create a new sacrum, offering potential for walking rather than just palliative chemoradiation.
Also known as: Broken pelvis from weakened bone
The patient's pelvis fractures due to tumor invasion, compromising blood flow to the leg needed for reconstruction and accelerating the surgical timeline.
Also known as: Torn main artery
A psychiatric patient crashes from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, leading Ben Warren to perform an emergency thoracotomy in the psych ward using a clipboard as a makeshift scalpel when no proper instruments are available.
Also known as: WPW
A 17-year-old cheerleader experiences severe tachycardia exceeding 200 bpm and cardiac arrest from WPW syndrome triggered by extreme stress from competitive cheerleading, requiring emergency cardiac ablation.
The cheerleader develops coronary artery spasm with ST elevations during her WPW episode, requiring stent placement and causing ventricular fibrillation necessitating defibrillation.
Also known as: Mild traumatic brain injury
A cheerleader sustains a mild concussion after falling during a failed pyramid stunt at a cheerleading competition.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
April is nine weeks pregnant but has not yet told Jackson, creating tension as she continues working and hiding her condition from most colleagues.