Also known as: Brain cancer
Lucy is a foster child with a brain tumor near her speech center requiring an awake craniotomy for resection. During the surgery, she develops malignant hyperthermia, a life-threatening complication requiring emergency treatment with dantrolene.
Also known as: Heart failure
The Professor is on the transplant list awaiting a heart. He develops a fever that temporarily disqualifies him from receiving a donor heart, which then goes to his roommate Aaron instead. He later receives Aaron's heart after Aaron dies from stroke complications.
Also known as: Heart failure
Aaron is a young artist with end-stage heart failure who receives a heart transplant. Following the surgery, he suffers a catastrophic stroke resulting in brain death, and his transplanted heart is then given to the Professor.
Also known as: Insecticide poisoning
Doug is one of three patients with organophosphate poisoning from contaminated clothing. After initial recovery, he experiences cardiac arrest from intermediate syndrome. The team discovers the poisoning was from pesticide-contaminated clothes, not the 3B Life supplement.
Also known as: Insecticide poisoning
Cynthia is one of three patients with organophosphate poisoning from contaminated clothing purchased from the same boutique store, initially suspected to be from 3B Life supplement.
Also known as: Insecticide poisoning
Raj is one of three patients with organophosphate poisoning from contaminated clothing purchased from the same boutique store, initially suspected to be from 3B Life supplement.
Also known as: Brain attack
Aaron suffers a catastrophic stroke following his heart transplant, a known complication of the transplant process involving cardiopulmonary bypass and blood thinners. The stroke results in brain death.
Also known as: Anesthesia allergy
During Lucy's awake brain tumor resection, she develops malignant hyperthermia with rapidly rising temperature and heart rate over 150, requiring emergency treatment with dantrolene and cooled fluids to prevent death.