Also known as: Head bleed evaluation
Floyd's mother is evaluated after falling and hitting her head, but imaging reveals no subdural hematoma or acute trauma.
Also known as: Type 2 diabetes
Floyd's mother is diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes after her fall. The diabetes caused neuropathy which led to her falling. She struggles to learn insulin management and requires full-time care.
Also known as: Broken wrist
Patient presents with a wrist fracture from a minor biking incident, which later reveals underlying metabolic bone disease.
Also known as: Copper accumulation disorder
Patient with wrist fracture from minimal trauma is diagnosed with Wilson disease, a metabolic disorder causing bone fragility and cardiac arrhythmias. DriveTime driver correctly identifies the condition and saves her life with magnesium treatment.
Also known as: V-tach
Patient develops life-threatening ventricular tachycardia as a complication of Wilson disease, successfully treated with magnesium.
Also known as: Cancer of the esophagus
Millie, a recurring patient with stage-II esophageal cancer, presents with hematemesis after missing treatments due to COVID fears. Her cancer has metastasized to her brain, causing a massive bleed and brain death.
Also known as: GI bleed
Millie presents with large-volume hematemesis as a presenting symptom of her metastatic cancer progression.
Also known as: Brain tumor
Millie's esophageal cancer has metastasized to her brain, causing a massive intracranial hemorrhage that leads to brain death.
Also known as: Self-injury
June, an immunocompromised teen isolated during COVID, has escalated from anxiety to self-harm, ripping off her fingernails. Iggy discovers this during a telemedicine session and arranges safe peer contact.
Also known as: Depression
June is on the brink of serious clinical depression due to prolonged isolation during COVID. Iggy compares her situation to smoking 15 cigarettes a day and arranges outdoor peer support.
Also known as: Head injury
Pedestrian struck by taxi presents with severe head and neck trauma, intubated in field.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Riley develops acute respiratory distress requiring emergency needle decompression, performed successfully by the DriveTime driver with medical training.