Also known as: CHF
Elderly patient with congestive heart disease and history of quintuple bypass (1994) presents with fluid in lungs and shortness of breath due to closing arteries restricting blood flow. Patient refuses further medical treatment (angioplasty/bypass) and chooses to eat chicken soup instead, dying by end of episode.
Also known as: Drug withdrawal
28-year-old female on first anniversary trip presents with severe abdominal pain, tachycardia (pulse 130), sweating and cramping. Initially suspected pregnancy but labs reveal opioid withdrawal after she stopped taking Vicodin (started after wisdom teeth extraction 6 months prior, continued recreationally via online purchases). Jackie counsels her about addiction risk.
Also known as: Scrotal injury
31-year-old male brought in unconscious with serious lacerations on testicles and head injury. Patient claims his cat attacked his scrotum while he was cleaning bathtub nude, causing him to fall and knock himself out. Comic relief patient case.