Also known as: Meningococcus
A patient admitted for a routine sleep study develops meningococcal meningitis with a non-blanching rash. She rapidly deteriorates into septic shock requiring emergency lumbar puncture and neurosurgical intervention to inject antibiotics directly into the infected cerebral ventricle.
Also known as: Heart wall rupture
Officer McNeil's death from a cardiac free wall rupture following trauma is the central focus of a morbidity and mortality conference. Despite extensive investigation including pre-op imaging and post-mortem examination, her death is determined to be unpreventable despite normal cardiac workup.
Also known as: Air leaking into chest cavity
Officer McNeil developed pneumomediastinum 25 minutes post-arrival as a complication of her traumatic injuries, with air bubbles visible in the mediastinum on chest x-ray measuring over 9 centimeters.
Also known as: Esophageal rupture
Tears in the esophagus caused the pneumomediastinum seen in Officer McNeil's chest imaging, identified during the M&M conference review.
Also known as: Broken thigh bone
Officer McNeil initially presented with a fractured femur as part of her traumatic injuries.
Also known as: Neck injury
Officer McNeil presented with cervical and thoracic abrasions as part of her trauma presentation.
Nancy was admitted for a sleep study to evaluate her snoring, which was the presenting complaint before her meningitis was discovered.
Also known as: Terminal cancer
Max's cancer is not responding to standard chemotherapy or radiation. He learns this devastating news and decides to pursue dose-dense chemotherapy (DDC), a more aggressive treatment with severe side effects, choosing to keep fighting despite the odds.
Avi is a psychiatric inpatient with a learning disability who has been receiving therapy from Dr. Frome. He struggles with his impending discharge and move to Missouri, exhibiting behavioral outbursts.