Season 1 Episode 4

100,000 Heartbeats

Air date: Apr 6, 2016

Medical Cases in This Episode

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Case 1

Advanced Cancer Experimental Treatment

Alex and Pierce disagree over an experimental treatment for advanced-stage cancer patients.

Episode shows: Alex and Pierce disagree over an experimental treatment for advanced-stage cancer patients.
Clinical takeaway: Advanced Cancer Experimental Treatment is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.

Accuracy 3.5/5advanced-cancer-experimental-treatmentcardiac-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

Alex and Pierce disagree on whether an experimental treatment for those with advanced stage cancer is right for the hospital's patients. True to form, Alex takes matters into her own hands with a risky move to find volunteers. Meanwhile, Max looks to drastically change the family dynamic with Alex, and Ji-Sung connects with Callahan.

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