Also known as: Brain attack
Dr. Glassman suffered a mini-stroke that caused brain damage, leading to concerns about his ability to continue performing surgery. This creates major conflict about his competency and career future throughout the episode.
Kurt has a malignant brain tumor compressing his frontal lobes that changed his personality from being a 'terrible person' to kind and caring. The central conflict is whether he should have surgery that will save his life but potentially reverse his personality improvement.
Also known as: Soft tissue cancer
Young patient with sarcoma invading his thigh and hip requiring debulking surgery. Chemotherapy caused severe bone marrow suppression preventing surgery, and during the procedure hepatic metastases were discovered, making the case terminal.
Also known as: Low platelet count
Nico's chemotherapy caused severe bone marrow suppression with platelets at only 50k, initially preventing him from having his cancer surgery. The team develops a treatment plan with transfusions and medications to temporarily boost his counts.
Also known as: Head cut
Kurt presents to the ER after hitting his head on the steering wheel during a minor car accident. The laceration is superficial but leads to discovery of his brain tumor when his daughter mentions personality changes.