Also known as: Puff of smoke disease
Jessica's condition is mentioned in the recap as having been treated with cerebral bypass surgery in a previous episode. She is now engaged to Irving and the condition is part of her ongoing character arc.
Fashion designer Gemma presents with abdominal pain and weight loss. Surgery reveals a massive gastric hairball (trichobezoar) extending through the intestines, caused by compulsive hair eating triggered by stress and isolation. She perforates her stomach requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Heavy metal poisoning
17-year-old Mary presents with fatigue and syncope, progressing rapidly to paralysis, respiratory failure, and cardiac complications. Eventually diagnosed with thallium poisoning from contaminated herbal tea supplements her father obtained from an acupuncturist. Treated with Prussian blue and dialysis.
Also known as: Heart growing outside the body
Fetus diagnosed with ectopia cordis, where the heart develops outside the body. Patient goes into labor at the royal ball, requiring emergency C-section. Upon delivery, baby also found to have tetralogy of Fallot, giving less than 5% survival chance and requiring immediate complex surgery.
Also known as: TOF
Discovered during emergency delivery of baby with ectopia cordis. This additional congenital heart defect complicates the already critical condition and drastically reduces survival chances.