Also known as: B-cell lymphoma
The episode centers on a clinical trial for Lymphodril, a drug that cures bulky large-cell lymphoma. Max's past cancer treatment is referenced as the reason Helen Sharpe may have rushed the trial with inequitable demographics, though the trial itself becomes the major ethical conflict of the episode.
Lilo purchased a lung transplant illegally in Honduras and his body is rejecting it. Reynolds must remove the rejected lung and attempts to return it to the original donor in Honduras, creating a major ethical storyline about organ trafficking.
Also known as: PTSD
Carla is a recurring patient with PTSD who refuses treatment despite a decade of intervention attempts. Iggy brings her to CARE court and attempts to mandate her into a treatment program against her will, creating the episode's main ethical conflict around patient autonomy.
Also known as: Alcoholism
Carla's severe alcoholism has caused cirrhosis and kidney failure. She openly admits she cannot control her drinking, which Iggy argues constitutes self-harm justifying forced treatment through CARE court.
Also known as: Liver scarring
Carla's liver is cirrhotic from chronic alcohol abuse, mentioned as evidence of her slow self-destruction in the CARE court proceedings.
Also known as: Kidney failure
Carla's kidneys are in failure due to chronic alcoholism, cited as evidence in court of her life-threatening condition.
Paul sustains a severe chest laceration in a car accident with possible pneumothorax and significant blood loss leading to shock. Lauren performs emergency field surgery opening his chest to manually restart his heart, representing the episode's dramatic medical crisis.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Paul's chest injury from the car accident includes a possible pneumothorax requiring emergency treatment.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Paul goes in and out of shock from blood loss due to his chest laceration, with weak and thready pulse requiring emergency intervention.
Also known as: Heart stopped
Paul goes into ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest in the ambulance. After multiple defibrillation attempts fail, Lauren performs an emergency thoracotomy to manually restart his heart.
Also known as: Cut hand
A children's entertainer sustains a hand laceration from a chainsaw juggling accident. Lauren and Iggy debate whether to transport him to the ED or treat him on scene, using it as a minor subplot about Lauren's apartment hunting priorities.