Also known as: Heart stopped
Bradley suffers a sudden cardiac arrest during a business presentation at QuoVadis headquarters. Despite 30 minutes of resuscitation attempts by Bell and the ER team, he dies, triggering investigation into whether his recent heart valve replacement caused his death.
Also known as: Failed heart valve
The central mystery of the episode: Bradley's recently implanted QuoVadis mitral valve is found to have shattered during autopsy. QuoVadis blames surgeon error while the hospital suspects a defective device. This drives the entire investigation and conflict.
Also known as: Thickened heart muscle
Bradley's pre-existing heart condition mentioned during his cardiac arrest, which was the reason for his original valve replacement surgery.
Also known as: TOA
Marisol presents with severe chronic pelvic pain that has ruined her life and marriage. Initially diagnosed with a tubo-ovarian abscess, but during aspiration, ovarian torsion is discovered along with a retained surgical sponge from a previous C-section causing years of pain.
Also known as: Twisted ovary
During aspiration procedure for the abscess, Marisol's left ovary is discovered to be twisted on itself, cutting off blood flow. Emergency surgery is required to save the ovary and preserve her fertility.
Also known as: Retained surgical sponge
A surgical sponge left behind during Marisol's emergency C-section years ago is discovered during surgery. This retained foreign body has been causing all her chronic pain and suffering for years, leading to the breakdown of her marriage.
Also known as: Poor circulation in legs
Retired mailman and Vietnam vet Floyd presents with a cough but is found to have peripheral vascular disease from years of smoking, resulting in a leg ulcer with staph infection that requires careful home wound care to prevent amputation.
Also known as: Staph infection
Floyd has a staph infection in his leg ulcer that requires drainage, packing, and careful wound care management by his granddaughter to prevent spread to bone and potential amputation.
Also known as: Tic
Henry develops a repetitive head movement that his mother worries is a seizure. EEG monitoring confirms it's just a motor tic, a benign and common condition in children his age, not a recurrence of his seizure disorder.