Also known as: PTSD
Nic is suffering from PTSD with worsening nightmares and sleep disturbances following a stabbing attack two weeks prior. Her mental health deteriorates throughout the episode as she dreads going to sleep and experiences ongoing trauma symptoms.
Also known as: Low red blood cells in baby
Nic's fetus develops severe anemia with fluid accumulation around the heart and abdomen, caused by maternal antibodies from blood transfusions attacking the baby's red blood cells. The baby requires an emergency intrauterine blood transfusion to survive.
Also known as: NPH
Norman was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's disease but actually has normal pressure hydrocephalus causing balance problems, falls, urinary frequency, and memory issues. A lumbar puncture immediately improves his symptoms, confirming the diagnosis.
Also known as: SVT
Nic develops SVT with heart rate in the 140s-180s after the fetal transfusion procedure, likely caused by excessive thyroid hormone replacement. The arrhythmia is converted using vagal maneuvers.
Also known as: Thyroid hormone excess
Nic's thyroid function becomes excessive during pregnancy due to thyroid hormone replacement that was appropriate earlier but becomes too much as pregnancy progresses, precipitating cardiac arrhythmia.
Also known as: Missing hands from birth
Andy lost both hands from septic shock as a toddler and undergoes bilateral hand transplant surgery requiring complex vascular and plastic surgery over multiple hours to attach donor hands.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Norman presents with a burn from leaving the stove on, which is the third such incident this week and part of his presentation suggesting cognitive impairment.