Also known as: AIDS
Kwame collapses at HIV testing and receives a positive diagnosis. He goes into denial and leaves against medical advice, later returning in cardiac arrest. The diagnosis creates religious and identity conflict as he struggles with being gay and Mormon.
Kwame's pancreas is damaged, causing his collapse. The team warns that without treatment his pancreas could rupture, leading to his initial refusal of care and later cardiac arrest.
Also known as: V-tach
Kwame is found in a parking lot with no pulse in ventricular tachycardia, requiring defibrillation to restore normal sinus rhythm.
Also known as: AIDS
Karla, an HIV-positive patient, presents with severe complications due to undertreated HIV. She has been non-compliant with care and check-ups, treating her HIV casually until she develops life-threatening complications.
Also known as: Bleeding vessels in throat
Karla develops esophageal variceal bleeding, likely from liver involvement related to her undertreated HIV, causing hemodynamic instability requiring emergency tube placement.
Initially suspected to be hemangiosarcoma (a deadly cancer), Karla's lump is diagnosed as a benign hemangioma that should resolve on its own, relieving major concern.
Also known as: Brain tumor
Dale Rustin, the former head of the blood bank, is dying from Stage III Astrocytoma (brain cancer). He is terminally ill and reflects on his past actions regarding HIV blood donation policy.
Also known as: Diabetes
Floyd mentions his mother has diabetes when canceling wedding arrangements, though this is a passing reference to her ongoing health condition rather than a central plot point.