Also known as: Brain-eating amoeba infection
Father and son develop identical mysterious symptoms including seizures after hiking in Canadian Rockies on melting permafrost. Initially tests negative due to ancient strain but eventually diagnosed as Naegleriasis, an amoeba infection from thawing ice.
Also known as: Special K overdose
Prisoner in Corrections Ward suffers cardiac arrest from ketamine that was forcibly administered by a guard to sedate him. Reveals pattern of guards illegally tranquilizing prisoners.
Also known as: Car accident injuries
Father and son injured in car accident (arm laceration and leg crush injury). The accident was later revealed to be caused by the father having a seizure while driving.
Also known as: Placental separation
Georgia's previously diagnosed placenta previa resolved on its own, allowing her to come off bed rest and have a natural childbirth. This subplot sets up the celebratory mood before Max's cancer reveal.
Also known as: Terminal cancer
Max's ongoing cancer diagnosis is central to the episode as he struggles with when to tell his pregnant wife Georgia. He finally reveals it to her at the end of the episode during the fundraiser.