Also known as: High blood pressure
Lou, a 50-year-old man interviewing for an ad sales job, passes out in a lobby due to uncontrolled hypertension after stopping his diamox medication to try holistic treatment. He is treated and given a new prescription with instructions that he cannot go off medication.
Also known as: Fainting
Lou passes out in the lobby of the Time-Life building, resulting in minor head trauma with contusions on his forehead and cheek, as well as blurred vision and low oxygen saturation at 90%. The syncope is attributed to his uncontrolled hypertension.
A young girl brought to the ER by her mother with asthma symptoms, described as 'barely breathing.' She is made to wait while a patient with chest pains is prioritized, creating conflict in the waiting room.
Also known as: Severe morning sickness
Ethan, an expectant father whose wife is in labor upstairs, experiences dry heaving for two hours. He is treated in the ER with Zofran for nausea and a Valium drip, as maternity cannot treat him because he is not the patient.
Dr. Cooper has a bunion that has been causing him foot pain for 10 years. He requests a cortisone injection from Jackie after injuring his instep playing basketball, though Jackie identifies the underlying bunion as the real problem requiring medical attention.