Also known as: Seizure disorder
Henry Barnett has epilepsy being treated with a QuoVadis VNS device that malfunctioned in the previous episode, causing repeated cardiac arrests. The episode focuses on the aftermath and his mother's decision about his future care at Duke, while Gordon Page attempts to silence her testimony about the device failure.
Also known as: Heart tumor
Simon, a long-time Chastain employee, presents with swelling, difficulty breathing when lying flat, and chills. Diagnosed with a large cardiac myxoma blocking blood flow and causing heart failure. The tumor requires urgent surgical removal.
Also known as: Heart valve infection
Simon's cardiac myxoma is discovered to be infected, leading to septic shock during pre-operative workup. The infection significantly increases surgical risk but delaying surgery means certain death within months. He dies during surgery from ventricular fibrillation.
Also known as: Life-threatening infection
Simon develops septic shock from his infected cardiac myxoma immediately before surgery, requiring aggressive fluid resuscitation, vasopressors, and broad-spectrum antibiotics. His condition deteriorates despite initial stabilization.
Also known as: V-fib
During cardiac surgery to remove his myxoma, Simon goes into persistent ventricular fibrillation that cannot be converted despite multiple defibrillation attempts, medications, and intracardiac epinephrine. He dies on the operating table.
Also known as: Gallstones
Marilyn presents with intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain from gallstones. Initially denied surgery due to lack of insurance, she deliberately eats forbidden foods to trigger acute cholecystitis, making it an emergency requiring immediate surgical intervention.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
Marilyn develops acute cholecystitis with pericholecystic fluid and elevated white blood count after deliberately consuming fatty foods. This converts her condition to an emergency, allowing her to receive immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy despite being uninsured.
Also known as: PTSD
Sergeant Jones and 20 other veterans are scheduled to receive the QuoVadis VNS device as treatment for PTSD in a live-streamed surgery demonstration. The procedures are ultimately canceled when the military's contract with QuoVadis is voided due to fraud.