Also known as: Heart transplant rejection
Patient was transferred from University hospital specifically because her body is rejecting her transplanted heart and the transferring hospital wanted to avoid the mortality on their records. Drives the episode's opening conflict about hospitals dumping dying patients.
Also known as: Blood cancer
Terminal leukemia patient who is the mother of a pregnant daughter. Goes into cardiac arrest but is resuscitated by Dr. Bloom despite being DNR, creating major ethical conflict. Lives long enough to see her grandchild born.
Patient believed to be dying from scleroderma-induced organ failure. Dr. Kapoor later discovers she actually has Leptospirosis, which was masked by her scleroderma symptoms. This misdiagnosis resolution is a key plot point showing not all palliative patients are actually terminal.
Also known as: Rat disease
The actual diagnosis for Debra, a bacterial disease she and her dog Beverly both contracted. Dr. Kapoor discovers this by listening carefully to her story. This diagnosis means she will survive with antibiotics, providing a hopeful twist to the palliative care unit storyline.
Also known as: Lung cancer
Stage 4 adenocarcinoma patient who worked for Yonkers city council. Max hires her as his executive assistant during her final weeks. She helps him understand what dying patients really want from a palliative care unit.
Also known as: Heart stopped
Leukemia patient Marianne suffers cardiac arrest just before her grandchild's birth. Despite being DNR, Dr. Bloom resuscitates her, creating major ethical conflict with Dr. Reynolds about patient autonomy versus perceived best interests.
Also known as: Early labor
Daughter of terminal leukemia patient goes into labor at 34 weeks while visiting her dying mother at the hospital. The baby's impending birth becomes Marianne's dying wish, driving the ethical dilemma around her resuscitation.
Also known as: Crisis of meaning
Terminal mathematics professor struggling with the incomprehensible nature of death versus his lifetime understanding of numerical certainty. Dr. Sharpe considers psilocybin therapy to help with his existential distress, though Castro denies the request.