Also known as: Pregnancy-related heart failure
Pregnant patient at five months gestation presents with severe shortness of breath and hypoxemia. Diagnosed with post-viral myocarditis (heart damage from recent flu) causing heart failure. Her heart cannot support both her and the baby. Despite placing her on ECMO to buy time, she suffers a hemorrhagic stroke and dies, along with the baby.
Also known as: Bleeding in the brain
While on ECMO for heart failure, Trini develops a hemorrhagic stroke with bleeding on the left side of her brain and additional bleeds near the dura. This complication proves fatal.
Also known as: Pancreatic tumor
Cade's father collapses and is found to have profound anemia and abdominal pain. CT scan reveals pancreatic cancer localized to the head of the pancreas. He undergoes a successful Whipple procedure, and pathology shows the tumor was localized with no spread, giving him a chance at being cancer-free.
Also known as: MS
Bell experiences an MS flare affecting his optic nerve, causing vision problems and severe pain. He receives pulse steroids and is cleared to return to surgery, though he fears progressive worsening of his condition.
Referenced in Conrad's flashback to Nic - a patient diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma two months prior who has a bad reaction to chemotherapy and is in the ICU. His wife Anna is at the bar on her birthday while he's hospitalized. The case serves as a parallel to Conrad and Nic's relationship.