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Private Practice

Private PracticeABC

Season 4, Episode 17

4 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Thickened heart muscle

Cardiac arrestHypoxic brain injury

17-year-old wrestler diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who suffers cardiac arrest during a championship wrestling match after being cleared to compete against medical advice. He is placed in medically induced coma due to prolonged oxygen deprivation.

Private Practice — S04E17Patient: Tyler Hatcher

Also known as: Torn uterus

Uterine artery lacerationHemorrhageEmergency hysterectomy

Surrogate mother carrying her brother-in-law's baby (via IVF with her egg) who develops uterine rupture during labor requiring emergency c-section. Uncontrolled hemorrhaging from lacerated uterine artery necessitates emergency hysterectomy, resulting in permanent infertility.

Fetal distresssupporting

Also known as: Baby in distress

Late decelerations on fetal monitor during Claudine's labor prompting emergency c-section to deliver the baby safely.

Cancersupporting

Also known as: Terminal cancer

Background information that patient Lorraine is cancer-free after undergoing radiation treatment. This history is relevant as it led to her inability to carry a pregnancy and the surrogacy arrangement with her sister.