Also known as: TOF
Newborn with combination of four congenital heart defects requiring emergency surgical repair via Blalock-Taussig shunt, complicated by the heart growing outside the body (ectopia cordis). Requires two surgeries in one day with partial lung resection to accommodate the heart.
Also known as: Heart growing outside the body
Rare congenital condition where the heart develops outside the chest cavity, requiring complex surgical repositioning in combination with repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.
Also known as: MEN 1
Drag performer presents with syncope and abdominal pain from hypercalcemic crisis caused by parathyroid hyperplasia. Requires parathyroidectomy with risk to vocal cords, threatening career as performer.
Also known as: PID
Young woman presents with pelvic pain from gonorrhea-related PID, which becomes the avenue for discovering she is a victim of sex trafficking.
Also known as: The clap
Sexually transmitted infection causing PID in trafficking victim, prompting medical team intervention.
Also known as: Alcoholism
Pediatric cardiac surgeon's hidden alcoholism is revealed when she experiences withdrawal symptoms during critical neonatal surgery, requiring alcohol administration to prevent complete impairment.