Also known as: Terminal cancer
Carol Austin, AJ's mother, is in hospice care with end-stage metastatic cancer that has spread to her brain. The episode focuses on her final days and AJ's struggle to accept her impending death, culminating in her passing.
Also known as: Rabies
Bryce presents with a seemingly minor ankle injury from camping but develops rabies after being bitten by a bat while sleeping outdoors. The team employs an innovative, never-before-tried treatment protocol combining hypothermia, mannitol to breach the blood-brain barrier, and aggressive antiviral therapy, ultimately saving his life.
Also known as: Sprained ankle
Bryce's initial presenting complaint, an ankle injury sustained while camping, which leads to his hospital admission where rabies is ultimately diagnosed.
Also known as: Seizure
Carol experiences a seizure at home, likely related to her brain metastases or electrolyte imbalances from her cancer, prompting AJ to consider aggressive interventions before accepting hospice philosophy.
Also known as: Brain pressure
Complication of Bryce's rabies infection requiring placement of an extraventricular drain to relieve pressure and prevent brain herniation during treatment.