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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's AnatomyABC

Season 14, Episode 18

7 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Liver failure

CardiomyopathyAscitesEdema

Ollie, Richard's AA sponsor, has end-stage liver failure causing multiple organ dysfunction. She has a DNR and advance directive refusing intervention, creating conflict with Richard who desperately wants to save her life.

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Cardiomyopathysupporting

Also known as: Heart failure

Ollie's liver failure has led to secondary cardiomyopathy, which she describes as her dying liver killing her heart. This complicates any potential treatment options.

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Also known as: H.H. tumor

Gelastic seizures

Noah has a brain tumor causing gelastic seizures (laughing fits). Amelia and Koracick attempt an experimental focused ultrasound procedure to ablate the tumor non-invasively, which succeeds but nearly causes brain damage from overheating.

Also known as: H.H. tumor

Gelastic seizuresProgressive neurological decline

Kimmie is a teenage girl with a hypothalamic hamartoma that is more dangerous than Noah's. The episode ends with the team deciding they cannot safely perform the focused ultrasound procedure on her, leaving her with limited treatment options and a poor prognosis.

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Also known as: Car accident injuries

Dayna is brought in after a car accident with rib pain. During workup, it's discovered she is being treated for breast cancer by a fraudulent doctor who is actually giving chemotherapy to healthy patients.

Also known as: Fake cancer treatment

Chemotherapy toxicity in healthy patients

Dr. Scott Hanson is discovered to be faking ultrasounds and giving chemotherapy to completely healthy women, falsely diagnosing them with breast cancer to defraud them. Owen and Arizona expose him by the end of the episode.

Also known as: Stopped breathing

Ollie collapsed at an AA meeting and stopped breathing. Paramedics had to bag her to restore breathing before discovering her DNR bracelet, which she was unhappy they violated.