Also known as: Broken hip
Scott, an elderly man engaged to a younger woman, fell in the shower and sustained a fractured and dislocated hip requiring surgical repair with FNS screws.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
Lucy, a 14-year-old obese patient, presented with fever, vomiting, and a positive Murphy sign indicating cholecystitis requiring laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During surgery, advanced fatty liver was discovered.
Also known as: Fatty liver disease
Lucy was found to have advanced fatty liver with yellow diffuse deposits and fibrosis during her gallbladder surgery, putting her at risk for eventual liver transplant or death if it progresses.
Also known as: Morbid obesity
Lucy, a 14-year-old with BMI of 40 and 136 pounds overweight, underwent gastric sleeve surgery due to severe medical and psychological complications from obesity, including past suicidal ideation from bullying.
Also known as: Ovarian cancer
Ronit, a seventh grade teacher engaged to an older man, was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer that had spread beyond the ovaries and pelvis. During debulking surgery, widespread metastases including infiltrative hepatic lesions and diaphragmatic involvement were found, leaving her with only months to live.
Also known as: Surgical leak
During Lucy's gastric sleeve surgery, a leak was discovered at the staple line requiring repair with sutures and fibrin glue after she developed tachycardia and hypertension.
Also known as: Overactive thyroid
Eileen, Dr. Lim's mother, is at the hospital participating in a drug trial for her hyperthyroid condition. This is mentioned as backstory for her visit.