Also known as: Lung infection
Steph has had four serious bouts of pneumonia in recent months, causing scar tissue that compresses her lung and requiring surgical decortication.
Also known as: Stroke in the brainstem
Nine years ago, Steph suffered a brainstem stroke that left her paralyzed from the face down. During surgery, anesthesia causes a blood pressure drop that completes her previous injury, leaving her with only eye movement. She receives brain-computer interface implants to restore her ability to speak.
Also known as: Lung cancer
Asher's father has stage four lung cancer that has invaded the chest wall. After multiple rounds of chemotherapy, he develops a malignant pleural effusion that rapidly reaccumulates. The team performs pleurodesis with talc to manage the effusion, but the prognosis is only weeks to live.
Also known as: Low blood count
Yosel's chemotherapy treatment has caused severe anemia, making him too unstable for immediate surgery when he develops hemothorax.
Also known as: Chemo side effects
Yosel develops severe colitis as a side effect of his chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer.
Also known as: Blood in chest cavity
The chest wall tumor bleeds into Yosel's thoracic cavity, collapsing his lung and requiring emergency embolization.
Also known as: Knife wound
At the end of the episode during Shaun and Lea's wedding, Dr. Lim is stabbed by Dalisay's abusive ex-partner in a violent attack. The episode ends with this cliffhanger.