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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's AnatomyABC

Season 22, Episode 6

7 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Pregnancy-related heart failure

Heart failureFetal distress

Jo develops peripartum cardiomyopathy with weakening heart muscle while pregnant with twins, requiring an Impella pump placement and ultimately emergency C-section due to cardiac collapse and loss of fetal heart tones.

Grey's Anatomy — S22E06Patient: Jo Wilson
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Heart stopped from trauma

Glen arrives with traumatic cardiac arrest after a motor vehicle collision with a bus. Bailey performs an emergency thoracotomy with cardiac massage to resuscitate him after multiple rounds of CPR.

Grey's Anatomy — S22E06Patient: Glen Kelly

Also known as: Trampled

HemorrhageFemoral artery defect

Cyclist trapped under a bus with crush injury to abdomen and left leg laceration requiring tourniquet, exploratory laparotomy, and vascular repair of femoral artery defect. Patient kept open for planned washout.

Also known as: Severed femoral artery

Hemorrhage

Large defect in femoral artery from crush injury requiring vascular repair during surgery to save the leg.

Pressure ulcersupporting

Also known as: Bed sore

Elderly patient with severe sacral pressure ulcer too close to anus for standard wound vac placement. Team attempts wound vac as alternative to ostomy given his high surgical risk as a vasculopath.

Grey's Anatomy — S22E06Patient: Frank Nelson

Also known as: Prostate cancer

Webber reveals at the end of the episode that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer after receiving biopsy results from urology, emphasizing the importance of early detection.

Grey's Anatomy — S22E06Patient: Richard Webber
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Head cut

Autistic, nonspeaking patient with head laceration from motor vehicle accident. Treated with Dermabond after team uses creative approach to keep him calm during procedure.