Susan Grey: Sepsis, Toxic Megacolon With Perforation, and Death

Susan comes back with fever and a murmur, then later returns with cramping and becomes septic. The episode escalates her case to emergency surgery, but she codes and dies in the OR.

Susan Grey is documented in the episode medical notes with diagnosis: Fever, Heart murmur, Infection, Sepsis, Toxic megacolon with perforation. Treatment listed for the case includes IV Antibiotics, Central line, Surgery. *Diagnosis: **Fever **Heart murmur **Infection **Sepsis **Toxic megacolon with perforation *Doctors: **Richard Webber (general surgeon) **Miranda Bailey (surgical resident) **Meredith Grey (surgical intern) *Treatment: **IV Antibiotics **Central line **Surgery Susan came back to the hospital with a fever and a heart murmur. They ran tests. She was then given IV antibiotics and they put in a central line so she could keep getting antibiotics at home. She came back into the hospital with cramping. She became septic and was rushed into surgery. She started coding on the way to surgery and was pronounced dead in the OR.

Sepsis, Toxic Megacolon With Perforation, Fever, and Heart Murmur

A real team would assess vital signs, blood cultures, labs for infection and organ dysfunction, cardiac causes of fever and murmur, abdominal exam, imaging for cramping or perforation, sepsis criteria, and surgical source-control needs.

Management may include rapid antibiotics, fluids, central access when needed, close monitoring, source control, and emergency surgery when toxic megacolon or perforation is suspected.