Also known as: Skull fracture with CSF leak
25-year-old female involved in motor vehicle collision with depressed skull fracture causing brain swelling. Required decompressive craniectomy and prolonged coma with eventual communication via functional MRI.
Also known as: Protein buildup in heart
51-year-old female with history of cardiac amyloidosis presenting with worsening heart failure requiring heart transplant. Successfully receives donor heart and recovers well, though later feigns symptoms to avoid discharge.
Also known as: Reflux
Premature infant with severe reflux causing aspiration episodes and respiratory compromise. Jo Wilson becomes emotionally attached and decides to adopt her.
Also known as: Pneumonia from inhaling vomit
Complication of Luna's reflux disease requiring intubation and antibiotics after aspiration event.
Also known as: Testicular cancer
Bailey mentions her father had testicular cancer requiring orchiectomy, with pathology showing malignancy but caught early with no metastases or need for chemotherapy.
Also known as: Long-haul COVID
Meredith continues recovery from severe COVID-19, dealing with ongoing symptoms including brain fog, neuropathy, and fatigue as she works on rehabilitation.
Also known as: Tendon tear
Patient mentioned in passing who snapped both Achilles tendons in fall down basement stairs, treated by Link with 3 AM surgery.