Also known as: Hole in the heart
A premature newborn's PDA requires emergency treatment with PGE medication, but the medication is expired due to pharmacy inventory cuts, leading to the baby's death and becoming the central crisis that drives the episode's conflict.
Also known as: Broken leg
Patient sustains an open comminuted tib/fib fracture in a drunk driving accident after being rejected romantically. Requires external fixation surgery and future reconstruction.
Also known as: Broken leg
Concurrent fibular fracture with the tibial injury from the motor vehicle accident, treated with the same surgical approach.
Also known as: Head laceration
Potential closed head injury from motor vehicle accident requiring CT imaging to rule out intracranial bleeding, though no injury is ultimately found.
Also known as: Alcohol poisoning
Patient has off-the-chart blood alcohol content after driving drunk following romantic rejection, which paradoxically may have helped prevent worse vascular injury from the accident.
Also known as: Post-op infection
Patient develops severe surgical site infections with multiple abscesses following Brazilian Butt Lift surgery performed in Brazil, requiring surgical debridement.
Also known as: Fat in bloodstream
Injected fat from the Brazilian Butt Lift enters the bloodstream and embolizes to the lungs, heart, and brain during surgery, causing life-threatening complications requiring mechanical thrombectomy.