Also known as: Cold exposure
Annie Banks, found entangled in razor wire after falling off a ladder, presented with hypothermia (core temp 32°C) after being down for an extended period. She was nonresponsive at the scene and required warming interventions.
Also known as: Artery injury behind the knee
The razor wire disrupted Annie's popliteal artery, compromising blood flow to her right leg. This vascular injury led to gangrene development and necessitated a below-knee amputation.
Annie sustained multiple penetrating injuries to her abdominal wall from the razor wire that required surgical repair.
Also known as: Arm artery near-miss
During surgical repair of Annie's injuries, surgeons noted the razor wire just missed her brachial artery in her left arm.
Also known as: IBC
Diane Pierce, Maggie's mother, sought plastic surgery consultation but was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), an aggressive form that presents with external skin reactions rather than lumps. Jackson Avery delivered the diagnosis and planned to refer her to oncologists in Hawaii.
Also known as: Ruptured bladder
Dr. Altman performed surgery to repair a ruptured bladder in an unnamed patient, characterized as a nasty intraperitoneal bladder rupture.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
A patient presented with elevated AST and ALT levels and gallbladder wall thickening on CT, leading to a laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was initially assigned to Meredith Grey but later given to Dr. Lawson.