Also known as: Liver scarring
Elderly patient who has been on the transplant list for three years with MELD score 20, scheduled for liver transplant. She initially refuses to give up her donor liver to a younger patient in acute failure, but ultimately receives the transplant.
Also known as: Liver failure
25-year-old woman who develops acute liver failure as a complication of heat stroke after running in extreme heat. She experiences seizures and requires emergency liver transplant, ultimately receiving a liver from another patient's organ donation.
Also known as: Heat stroke
Chelsea collapses by the roadside after running in triple-digit heat with core body temperature of 40.2°C. The heat stroke causes her liver to shut down, requiring transplant.
Also known as: Heart tumor
Former shuttle commander with 6.2cm cardiac myxoma in the left atrium. Undergoes high-risk resection surgery but dies post-operatively from a blood clot, becoming an organ donor whose liver saves Chelsea's life.
Also known as: V-tach
Post-operative complication following cardiac myxoma resection. Patient develops V-tach that progresses to V-fib and ultimately brain death from a thrown clot.
Also known as: Traumatic finger amputation
Emergency case mentioned where a patient's hand was caught in a metal press, requiring Jackson Avery to perform emergency surgery.