Also known as: Narcotic overdose
Vanessa, Lauren Bloom's half-sister, is found unresponsive in the park with pinpoint pupils and slow respirations. She is treated with Narcan and subsequently experiences severe withdrawal symptoms and complications from cocaine toxicity.
Also known as: Cocaine overdose
Vanessa develops acute chest pain, hypertension, tachycardia, and diaphoresis from cocaine-induced coronary artery spasm, requiring emergent cardiac catheterization. The diagnosis is initially missed due to the focus on opioid withdrawal.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
A 65-year-old hypertensive male presents unconscious with absent breath sounds on the left and straining left heart on EKG. Successfully treated with left-sided chest tube insertion by Dr. Mika Tan in the ICU.
Also known as: Niacin deficiency
An unhoused man with schizophrenia develops worsening aggressive behavior, irritability, and auditory hallucinations due to niacin deficiency from subsisting solely on protein shakes. Symptoms improve with multivitamin supplementation.
Also known as: Schizoaffective disorder
Harlan has chronic schizophrenia with a history of childhood electroshock therapy at New Amsterdam. His baseline psychotic symptoms are exacerbated by concurrent niacin deficiency, causing him to warn people away from the hospital entrance.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Vanessa has chronic substance use disorder involving polypharmacy (oxycodone, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, heroin). Her overdose in front of New Amsterdam appears to be a deliberate act targeting her sister Lauren.
Also known as: Torn main artery
Referenced as Mika's first patient at New Amsterdam who died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm after she left for the night. This case triggers Mika's subsequent inability to leave the hospital.