Tag Archives: Saving Hope

Last week, Joel quit from Hope-Zion hospital, Gavin made some risky moves by caring for a patient, and Charlie woke up from his coma.

Keep in mind that in America, NBC cancelled this show and are only showing the final two episodes online, while in Canada CTV has given this show a second season for next summer.
 
First Medical Case:

A woman had a feeding tube put in so she can lose weight, but it has perforated her stomach. While in surgery, they discover some nodes and must do a biopsy to discover if it is gastric cancer. They get the results back while in surgery and try to remove as much of the cancer as they can. When Alex first tries to tell the woman about this development, she freezes up and has to tell them later. The woman decides against treatment because she wants to spend the rest of her life living instead of undergoing awful treatment. They end with a quiet marriage ceremony in the hospital.
 
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Last week, Charlie realized he was in the car when his parents died, a SARS outbreak made Shahir and Victor realize their love for each other, and Alex confronted Joel on his cheating.

Just as a side note, NBC pulled the last two episodes of this show, opting to air them on NBC.com only, but they are still airing in Canada.
 
First Medical Case:

Joel comes in to assist Tom Reycroft in setting a woman’s pelvis. She is a female jockey, who broke her pelvis after a bad fall. Joel discusses her two options: a slow non-surgical recovery, or a quick but very risky surgery. As the woman is anxious about getting back to her sport, she opts for the surgery, which Joel is uneasy about, but he goes for it anyway. During the surgery, he stops the drill as he realizes he has hit an artery and quickly calls in Alex to save the woman. The woman almost died, and she lost much of the feeling in her legs, which leaves for a ruined career.
 
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Last week, Charlie made a breakthrough on why he is still in a coma, and Joel cheated on Maggie with Dawn.
 
First Medical Case:

Alex is called to assist a patient in the ER who has the symptoms of a ruptured appendix, and he also seems to have a summer cold. When they open him up, they discover that his appendix is perfectly fine, and there is nothing wrong which is causing his symptoms. As Alex is about to investigate further in the surgery, the man crashes on the table, and he dies. Alex doesn’t believe that it was a flu that caused the symptoms and problems, and Zach does some digging. They discover that the man flew in from Mumbai, where there was an outbreak of the SARS virus.
 
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Last week, Dawn revoked Charlie’s DNR after realizing that he was hanging on, Maggie thought over Gavin’s kiss, Dana gave Alex’s Chief Surgical Residency to Tom, and Joel dealt more with the loss of a patient.
 
First Medical Case:

Alex is doing a checkup on a patient who recently went through a gastric bypass surgery and lost half his weight, when he mentions that he dropped a barbell on his chest, and although the bruising has gone away, there is still tenderness. Alex notices discharge when she pushes on his nipple, leading her to do a biopsy after thinking it may be cancer. It turns out to be a form of breast cancer, and the man immediately undergoes surgery. His boyfriend leaves after finding out about the cancer but comes back when Alex is checking the incision after surgery.
 
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