Also known as: Adrenal tumor
A 45-year-old male kidney donor presents with headache, palpitations, and hypertension. CT reveals a pheochromocytoma on his remaining adrenal gland. Meredith Grey performs a partial adrenalectomy to preserve his only adrenal gland while removing the tumor.
Also known as: CCTGA
A 31-year-old actor with pre-existing CCTGA falls approximately 10 feet during a theatrical performance, sustaining an open femoral fracture. He experiences multiple cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac arrest requiring CPR, defibrillation, and ultimately placement of a permanent pacemaker.
Also known as: Compound leg fracture
Jeremy sustains an open femoral fracture from his fall during the Rapunzel performance. The fracture cuts off blood supply to his leg and tears the superficial femoral artery, requiring emergency field reduction, tourniquet application, and later external fixation in the OR.
Also known as: Parkinson's
David Hamilton's Parkinson's disease is progressing, causing foot freezing and a fall that results in an ankle sprain. This drives the urgency for the research team to achieve FDA benchmarks for the experimental cell injection therapy, which successfully reaches 92% cell viability by episode's end.