Also known as: Water on the brain
Eight-year-old girl with congenital hydrocephalus requiring her sixth shunt revision. Surgeons perform an innovative endoscopic ventriculostomy using real-time imaging to navigate an aberrant basilar artery, allowing her to avoid another VP shunt.
Also known as: Major injuries from car accident
34-year-old man crushed by steel bars from his homemade watercraft after being hit by a container ship. Sustained crush injuries to pelvis and right arm with vascular injury. Despite emergency REBOA procedure and surgical intervention, he dies from massive internal hemorrhage.
Also known as: Pressure buildup in the belly
Young man recovering from multiple gunshot wounds develops abdominal compartment syndrome post-operatively. Interns diagnose the condition based on elevated peak and plateau pressures, low BP, and increased bladder pressure, requiring emergency bedside decompression.
Also known as: GSW to abdomen
Patient is post-op day six from exploratory laparotomy with splenectomy and bowel repair following multiple gunshot wounds. He is being monitored in the ICU when he develops abdominal compartment syndrome as a complication.
Also known as: Pregnancy diabetes
Surrogate at 23 weeks gestation being tested for possible gestational diabetes. Mentioned as part of Nico's storyline about starting a family with his partner Jason.
Also known as: Sprained ankle
Teddy sprains her ankle during physical therapy while walking on a treadmill with Meredith. The injury is evaluated and requires x-ray to rule out fracture.