Also known as: AVM
A patient with a known AVM presents with sudden severe headache and hypertension. The AVM is found to be hemorrhaging into the temporal lobe, requiring urgent surgical intervention.
Also known as: TLE
Initially thought to have dissociative identity disorder, the patient's alternate personality (Hades) is revealed to be caused by seizures from mesial temporal lobe sclerosis. A critical twist occurs when surgery reveals Doug was actually the alternate personality, not Hades.
Also known as: Enlarged heart muscle disease
A young patient who experienced Lazarus syndrome (spontaneous return of circulation after failed CPR) is diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy causing life-threatening arrhythmias. The underlying cause is later identified as hemochromatosis.
Also known as: Iron overload
The root cause of Remy's cardiac and liver disease is identified as hemochromatosis, requiring regular phlebotomy to reduce iron levels. This diagnosis forces the patient to abandon his vampire lifestyle involving blood consumption.
Also known as: V-tach
Remy experiences episodes of ventricular tachycardia leading to cardiac arrest, requiring resuscitation and antiarrhythmic medication. This is a complication of his underlying cardiomyopathy.
Also known as: Flesh-eating bacteria
A restaurant owner in a small town develops necrotizing fasciitis from strep bacteria that was resistant to oral penicillin, requiring emergency surgical debridement. The case is complicated by the town's lack of medical facilities after Red Rock closed their hospital.
Also known as: Iron overload
Secondary to hemochromatosis, Remy has significant liver damage from iron deposition, discovered during his workup after cardiac arrest.
Also known as: Spontaneous return of circulation
After being pronounced dead following failed CPR, Remy spontaneously regains circulation while in a body bag, demonstrating the rare Lazarus syndrome phenomenon where pressure buildup during CPR causes delayed return of spontaneous circulation.