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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's AnatomyABC

Season 12, Episode 19

8 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Car accident injuries

Cardiac arrestProlonged seizureHypoxic brain injuryVentricular tachycardia

Omar sustained abdominal and chest injuries requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he went into cardiac arrest and was placed on therapeutic hypothermia. He regained consciousness briefly but then suffered a prolonged seizure, leading to suspected severe brain damage. His mother signed a DNR, but Bailey resuscitated him when his heart stopped. Miraculously, he recovered consciousness and stabilized.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Omar Singh

Also known as: Heart stopped

Hypoxic brain injurySeizures

Omar went into cardiac arrest shortly after surgery, requiring therapeutic hypothermia protocol. He later had another cardiac arrest with ventricular tachycardia despite being DNR, but Bailey resuscitated him against family wishes.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Omar Singh

Also known as: Seizure

Hypoxic brain injuryNeed for reintubation

After initial recovery from cardiac arrest, Omar suffered a prolonged seizure while his daughter was visiting, requiring reintubation and raising concerns about severe brain damage from oxygen deprivation.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Omar Singh

Also known as: Brain damage from lack of oxygen

Scans showed minimal brain activity after Omar's prolonged seizure, suggesting severe brain damage. Doctors told the family he might never wake up or have meaningful recovery, though he ultimately defied expectations.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Omar Singh

Reggie developed a large incisional hernia six months after previous surgery that would protrude when he sneezed. He had been putting off surgery but finally came in for repair, requiring both general surgery and plastics consultation.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Reggie Dalton
Pelvic fracturesupporting

Also known as: Broken pelvis

A patient presented with a fractured pelvis after being stepped on by a horse, requiring orthopedic surgery.

Metabolic acidosisDeath

The baby delivered by emergency C-section in a hallway was in severe respiratory failure despite maximal ventilatory support, with an oxygenation index around 45. ECMO was initiated but was unsuccessful, and the baby died. This case is central to the advisory panel reviewing Ben Warren's actions.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: Baby McKay
Recurring storyline

April experienced cramping and severe anxiety about her pregnancy, fearing something was wrong with the baby after refusing earlier ultrasounds. Arizona examined her and confirmed a healthy pregnancy with normal fetal movement, which April had never experienced before due to her previous pregnancy with Samuel.

Grey's Anatomy — S12E19Patient: April Kepner
Recurring storyline