Also known as: Coronavirus
Dr. Kapoor contracted COVID-19 while treating patients at New Amsterdam. The virus caused extensive damage to his heart, including mitral valve regurgitation (>60%), ruptured papillary muscle, and severe cardiomyopathy with ejection fraction under 20%. He requires emergency cardiac surgery when attempts to repair the valve with a catheter-based clip fail.
Also known as: Leaky heart valve
Dr. Kapoor's mitral valve is leaking severely (>60% regurgitation) secondary to COVID-19 damage and a ruptured papillary muscle. Dr. Reynolds initially attempts minimally invasive repair with a clip, but it fails, requiring open-heart surgery to place an artificial valve. The surgery is complicated because the virus damaged the surrounding heart muscle.
Also known as: Bone cancer
Stage three bone cancer patient whose pain medication was reduced due to hospital opioid restrictions. She describes her pain as 'being stabbed over and over again all day long with a serrated knife.' Her son was stealing opioids from the hospital to help manage her pain after her doctor weaned her off prescribed medication.
Also known as: Body dysmorphia
Dr. Frome is discovered to have an eating disorder involving binge eating followed by restrictive behaviors and food hiding. He hasn't eaten in 2-3 days, is weak and nearly fainting. His office wall is covered with negative messages about his body written in his father's words from childhood trauma involving forced dieting, body shaming, and a suicide attempt. He recognizes he is perpetuating harmful patterns with his own children.
Also known as: OCD Harm (violent obsessions)
Ella, Dr. Kapoor's daughter-in-law, has OCD that manifests with obsessive worries about her pregnancy. She admits to 'irrational thoughts winning this round' and being unable to leave a chair for fear her father-in-law will die during surgery. Her OCD caused her to get excessive ultrasounds and worry about minor exposures that might harm the baby. She goes into labor while waiting for Dr. Kapoor's surgery.
Also known as: Early labor
Ella goes into labor three weeks early with organized contractions four minutes apart while waiting during Dr. Kapoor's surgery. Her epidural fails due to improper catheter placement in the sub-dural space, forcing her to deliver without pain control. She successfully delivers a baby girl.