Also known as: GBM, terminal brain cancer
Dr. Glassman is five days into chemotherapy treatment for his glioblastoma. He experiences significant side effects including pain, nausea, and dehydration, and becomes frustrated with Shaun's attempts to help him, ultimately asking Shaun to stop trying to be his doctor.
Also known as: AVM
Lana, a young woman with autism, presents with slurred speech and is found to have a grade two AVM in her brain with microbleeds. The team performs awake brain surgery with her roommate Javi helping to monitor her speech function throughout the procedure to avoid damage to Broca's area.
Also known as: CHF
Sunny collapses with an apparent flatlined EKG, which turns out to be due to her having a mechanical heart implant from China. She develops heart failure due to aortic narrowing that reduces outflow from the mechanical heart. The team performs surgery to repair the narrowed aorta with a graft.
Also known as: Aortic stenosis
During investigation of Sunny's mechanical heart failure, the team discovers that her aorta has narrowed, causing constricted outflow and reduced cardiac function. They surgically replace the narrowed section with a graft.