Marshall is on hemopleatin for chronic anemia related to Crohn's disease. Conrad discovers his father is on this drug which may have caused multiple patient deaths, driving the episode's main investigative plot.
Also known as: Blood clot in lung
Jessie's death from pulmonary embolism, suspected to be caused by hemopleatin, is the catalyst for Conrad and Nic's investigation throughout the episode. Multiple dialysis patients died similarly.
Also known as: Degenerative disc disease
Horace undergoes experimental four-level artificial disc replacement surgery by Cain after being won in a poker game. The surgery leads to life-threatening complications requiring emergency intervention.
Also known as: Bleeding behind the throat
Life-threatening complication from Cain's experimental disc replacement surgery that compresses Horace's airway, requiring emergency cricothyrotomy and revision surgery by Kit.
Also known as: Tick-borne disease
Young girl presenting with cognitive decline and lethargy, diagnosed with Lyme disease by Dr. Okafor and Dr. Broome after discovering she was exposed to ticks at summer camp. The case brings AJ and his biological mother together.
Also known as: Wrist fracture
Professional jockey with a wrist fracture from falling off his horse, found to have underlying osteoporosis from untreated celiac disease.
Also known as: Brittle bones
Early-onset osteoporosis secondary to celiac disease. Jonesy has been deliberately eating gluten to maintain low weight for horse racing, causing malabsorption and bone loss.
Also known as: Gluten intolerance
Jonesy has celiac disease but deliberately eats gluten to stay thin for horse racing, causing acute episodes with vomiting and atrial fibrillation, as well as chronic osteoporosis.
Also known as: Crohn's disease
Marshall's underlying Crohn's disease with periodic flare-ups has led to chronic anemia requiring blood transfusions and treatment with hemopleatin.