Also known as: DVT
Kayla, a surrogate carrying triplets at 20 weeks, develops worsening deep vein thrombosis despite anticoagulation therapy. The clots eventually lead to a massive pulmonary embolism causing cardiac arrest and anoxic brain injury, leaving her comatose on life support.
Also known as: Blood clot in lung
A clot migrates to Kayla's lungs during the crisis, causing respiratory distress and contributing to her cardiac arrest. This occurs despite surgical attempts to prevent clot migration with an IVC umbrella filter.
Also known as: Brain damage from lack of oxygen
After her heart stops for five minutes during cardiac arrest, Kayla suffers severe brain damage from oxygen deprivation, leaving her in a coma with no evidence of higher brain activity.
Also known as: Schizoaffective disorder
An 11-year-old girl presents with an imaginary friend named Eli that she believes is real. Sheldon diagnoses early-onset schizophrenia with auditory hallucinations and command hallucinations that led her to drown her cat. The case involves family resistance due to the father's sister's suicide after psychiatric hospitalization.
Also known as: ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease
William Fife is revealed to have ALS that was diagnosed 8 years ago and was in remission until recently. His condition is driving his urgency to push forward with experimental antibiotic trials, though he has kept his diagnosis secret from Naomi.