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The Good Doctor

The Good DoctorABC

Season 6, Episode 1

8 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Blood around the heart

Hemodynamic compromiseCardiac arrest

Dr. Lim develops cardiac tamponade from a stab wound to the left ventricle during an attack by Dalisay's ex-boyfriend. Shaun performs emergency pericardiocentesis in the break room to save her life.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dr. Audrey Lim

Also known as: VSD

Heart failureHemodynamic instability

Dr. Lim's stab wound creates two VSDs in the ventricular septum. The team attempts percutaneous closure but Shaun must identify a second hidden defect to save her life when she goes into fulminant heart failure.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dr. Audrey Lim

Also known as: Liver injury

Hemorrhagic shockPeritoneal bleeding

Dr. Lim sustains a severe liver laceration from stabbing. Shaun defies Glassman's order to perform a hemi-hepatectomy and instead successfully completes an angio-embolization to preserve the entire liver.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dr. Audrey Lim

Also known as: Stab wound to neck

Airway compromiseHemorrhageStroke risk

Nurse Villanueva suffers multiple stab wounds to the neck including tracheal laceration, jugular injury, and shredded left carotid artery. The team must tie off her carotid artery to stop bleeding, risking stroke.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dalisay Villanueva

Also known as: Wrist artery injury

Hemorrhage

Dr. Lim sustains a defensive wrist laceration with possible radial artery injury during the attack, requiring tourniquet application.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dr. Audrey Lim
Crohn diseasesupporting

Also known as: Crohn's disease

PeritonitisSepsis

A patient with Crohn's disease develops a perforated bowel during the lockdown. Morgan and Asher are unable to operate due to his surgical history and lack of supplies, becoming hostages while advocating for his care.

Also known as: Gunshot to the leg

Pulseless electrical activityHemorrhagic shock

The active shooter is shot multiple times by SWAT in the arm and chest, goes into PEA arrest but is resuscitated. His care creates an ethical dilemma about resource allocation during the crisis.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Owen (shooter)

Also known as: Paralysis

At episode's end, Dr. Lim discovers she is paralyzed in her legs, likely from tying off her carotid artery causing spinal cord ischemia. This becomes a major character arc for the season.

The Good Doctor — S06E01Patient: Dr. Audrey Lim
Recurring storyline