Definitely the most edgy TV medical show I've looked at so far! The Resident covered SO MANY interesting medical illnesses and also highlighted some tough topics in medicine. A few people pointing out me misidentifying the tattoo - thanks for this; I need to work on my Greek mythology! I'd love to know what you guys think of the show...
I get your love for medical drama... it's amusing and quite enjoyable I guess. I'm a psychologist and have work experience in hospitals, and I myself love psychological thrillers and even dramas. Ever watched In Treatment? (only season 1 is bareable though). I find myself often cringing at the inaccuracy of psychologists portrayed or how we come to a diagnosis or how we treat patients/ clients, but all in all it's fun to watch and sometimes they do get it right. After all - it's about the entertainment, isn't it? Btw - I subbed. =) Cheers!
Dr Hope's Sick Notes, Could you explain the part where he talks about "killing" his young cancer patient due to giving too much potassium? Is that a thing, does it make sense? Also, you mentioned that these doctors are really unrealistic rep. of the profession, but I was curious if there is any truth of holding errors against each other? Do doctors hold past mistakes against each other? Do mistakes haunt or change doctors? How do doctors deal with honest mistakes that might have terrible outcomes? Love these videos! Thanks for making them. So cool :D
Emily Tapper, wow! That is so detailed and informative. Thanks so much for explaining. This stuff is so interesting even tho I don't know anything about medicine.
Mechanical engineer here. I feel a bit like a legal alien on your channel, but anyways I just love learning stuff that is not always related to car and helicopter engines, so your videos really give me a lot of joy at the end of a long day of work! 😊 thank you :)
As an American, it’s really funny watching your videos compared to Dr. Mike’s breaking down the same medical show. Jargon and the way of talking about medicine is so different from the US to Britain. Love the vids. Keep it up!
Every time I see “sick notes” I think of sick (and this may have been a US thing) as in a term for “cool” in the 90s/early 2000s. So I hear a Wayne’s World type voice say “Sick Notes, bro!” Haha Love your videos.
I'm Asian and my little sister started using the word "sick" to mean "cool". One time she commented "Sick!🤘" on one of our cousin's photo. My mom and grandma confronted her about it and said, "You need to be wary of what you say on the internet." She was really confused. "Never insult or dehumanize other people." (Not exact translation, but close enough.) She was really confused and was feeling guilty but she had no idea what they were talking about and they told her about the "sick" comment. I laughed so hard. Me and my sister then proceeded to explain that it was a compliment and wasn't insulting anyone. 😂
Oh it's used in the UK a lot, I've often heard it used by Londoners. Just to make a quick observation, I'm starting to notice that some Americans are gradually starting to say "taking the piss" which in UK slang means "to make fun of someone or something". Guess we both like sharing slang. :)
Love your reviews of these shows! As a Nurse, I definitely laugh out loud frequently during this show, but I still watch it for the drama factor. And I've enjoyed some of the ethical issues it brings to light. The SVT scenario in particular was pretty comical. However, I must say, one of my favorite things to do is get babies out of svt by putting ice on their faces. Even if you need to use adenosine, its a pretty satisfying and easy fix! Thanks again for the review! Keep em coming!
I am a medicine student and what i really like of this tv show is the fact that gives the nurses the opportunity to show how important they are. Doctors thinks the patients are of their property. But no, nurses are the people who really sees, cries, smiles and hurts with the pain and patient's histories, and many times, doctors forget that or just never see for their ego ☝🏻
Could you make a video on the things like washing your hands properly & other practical things they teach you in need school that will help us non-medical people in day to day life, please?
I've been watching several of your videos and I'm always impressed by how easily you convey information to a layman with a good amount of humour. Keep up the great work.
Without even considering the privacy issue, you are touching your personal phone, which is obviously non sterile. Also, the tattoo doesn't actually portray Asceplius' Rod but Hermes' (which is characterized by two snakes and the wings); there's to say that the mistake happens a lot (I didn't really know the difference either).A bit of random information: it is actually thought that Asceplius' rod doesn't portray a snake but a parasitic worm, the dracunculus medinensis, which was extracted by wrapping around a stick.
Hahaha. Oh dear I'll have to tell the doctors with tattoos to have one of the snakes / worms removed!!! As a side note there is no issue with the scrub nurse touching her phone as she isn't scrubbed / gowned up so doesn't need to be sterile.
Phedre Delaunay I believe you’re right about the Hermes part, but I’ve think people generally know it as a “Caduceus”. I didn’t see a second snake on the one in this show though so I think it’s a weird hybrid of the two for some reason?
Glen ___ Yeah you're right about the name, it didn't come to me while I was writing the comment xD. I'm pretty conrodent it is the caduceus because you can see the wings on the tattoo.
Phedre Delaunay by the way, in the United States we use the caduceus as our medical symbol. I believe it had something to do with a mix up back in world war 1 where our army made it the official symbol instead of Asclepius lol. So while it isn’t the correct symbol according to the Greeks, we use both the caduceus and Asclepius interchangeably and they are both considered correct. Not sure if it’s the same overseas though!
I love how involved you are with your viewers! It’s so sweet and just makes me enjoy watching your videos so much more. I’m also a musician considering going into the medical field and this is wonderful. Thank you for your content!
Haha yeh I picture this channel as just a handful of people having a chat about medicine in a pub! Awesome although I worked in advertising as a job I spent most of my free time in my twenties writing, recording and touring in bands. I think at the time I didn't appreciate quite how precious music was (and any kind of arts / entertainment / hobby); medicine can help people live, but all that other stuff gives people something to live for.
Hey. Would you be able to further discuss the ethics of 'turning off the machine'? I mean, besides the legalities of the situation (illegal doesn't necessarily equal unethical right?) why do you find assisted suicide unethical? This comes from a veterinarian where we euthanize patients on daily basis if they are suffering or have no hope for quality of life, I think it's a blessing and a lot of the veterinary community wonder why people can't have the privilege of a peaceful death? I think it's an interesting topic to discuss, interested in your take on it. Cheers
You should have so many more subscribers! I’m a medical show addict and I just love your videos! They’re especially interesting to me as I’ve always wanted to be a doctor or a nurse but only barely passed Science GCSEs 😭😭
I'm new to this channel and I have come from watching a lot of Dr.Mike's videos. I think your reaction videos are a lot more educational and actually focus more on the medicine than his do. I like it. It makes the videos longer but also more in depth. I must say I wish you were my teacher when I was at school as I would have been far more keen to learn all this had it been explained to me this way. Thank you for teaching me now! 😁
Love your videos. I work as a physician assistant in Cardiology/Telemetry in the United States and just love your analysis and how you educate your audience. Personally I have not seen anyone do the Ice bucket challenge on telemetry, although most of my patients are in atrial fibrillation with RVR when they have tachyarrhythmia. Sadly here in the US there has been poor emphasis on how Cardiac arrest codes work. Hollywood sadly likes to make it seem that ROSC is common with very few side effects and unfortunatly this is a rare occurence. Thankfully we have great nurses that usually alert us when a patient is about to decompensate so thank you to all the nurses who look out for patients and their best interests. The system would not function without you. Would love you to consider reviewing an older medical drama like ER. We also have Chicago Med here in the US. I guess there really is no shortage of TV medical dramas over here.
oh god,I found your channel today and I love it. I'm a nurse in UK and I have to say,sometimes I feel sorry for doctors. Underpaid and overworked and than we start complaining. Also,as a foreign nurse who works in UK. It's so different. You should do a video with a nurse. Would be interesting to see what a nurse thinks and also,do a colab with a foreign doctor about differences between NHS and other countries. I'm glad I found your channel
Can't believe I'm 3 weeks late to this video. Your paper model of the spinal cord was adorable and well explained. I'd love to know the different stages of med school. As in, after you study it for 4 years, what are the different stages after that, until you get to practice? Also could you explain Immunotherapy? Still my favorite medical youtuber ❤️
Your videos are really cool, and they are so very simple to understand, I am not even in medical school and I watch these for fun. Keep on keeping on Dr. Hope!
Hi, Dr. Hope! 🤗... I've only just found your videos and just wanted to say that I enjoy them very much!... you do an excellent job of explaining medical terms and scenarios in ways that just about anyone can understand and it's obvious that you have a genuinely kind and caring demeanor. I'm certain that many of your patients have felt lucky to have you in their team 😁... I also appreciate how much credit and respect you give to other members of the medical staff, such as nurses and anesthesiologists (that's what we call them in the States) - it shows you recognize that each member of the medical team has an important role to play and no single one can help the patient to the fullest extent without the others... and finally - you're sweet and charming and have a great sense of humor 😋... keep up the good work, Doc! 👍 - byeyas!
Do an episode of M*A*S*H I think it would be fun to look at an older show that is different from most medical dramas you see now a days. Really enjoy your channel!
Thank you for a decent review of the show. A lot of the critics trash it obsessively because they think it's going to influence public opinion and make people mistrust doctors. What that means is that they don't want people to make up their own minds about it.
Oh my goodness, you're adorable. The girls will be coming to get you. You're going to be a TH-cam star. Don't forget that your a doctor and it's your calling. Nice job.😉😊
Dr Hope's Sick Notes I can just imagine someone being brought into ER only to realise this is the hospital they have been brought to and just thinking "oh crap. I'm screwed" haha
Found this off of Student Doctor Network. This is what this poster claims an accurate show about medical residency in America would be like: - 30 seconds of resident seeing patients, most of whom have uninteresting and highly unentertaining problems - 5 minutes of resident rounding with long bad blubbering med student presentations, annoying platitudes from attendings, pager going off every 3 minutes for non-sense - 5 minutes of resident answering “urgent” pages about putting in diet orders, bowel regimens, asymptomatic hypertension, escalating opioid drug orders for junkies, delirious old demented people nurses want in restraints for no reason, etc. - 20 minutes of resident glued to a computer screen writing notes and bitching about the incompetence of the emergency department, their patients, their attendings, their residency program, the nurses, etc. - 5 minutes of resident making crucial decisions like heparin vs. Lovenox, insulin sliding scales, doing med recs, etc. - 10 minutes of walking around the hospital like a zombie to get coffee, food, take a piss etc. - 5 minutes of boring noon conference lectures - 5 minutes of resident driving home nearly falling asleep and crashing, inhaling a bunch of bad food, and collapsing in bed Don't know how true that is, but I do know that residents in the US work 80 hour work weeks. So, it sounds more realistic to me than what the show portrayed They also pointed out that it showed the intern guy having a BA in Medicine. To my knowledge, there is no such thing in America. You get either an MD or DO degree in America, and that is obtained after a four year bachelor's degree. forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/new-fox-show-the-resident.1258648/page-2
I know you spoke about the medical side of it. Let me give some surgical insight too. The first scene. The main artery we encounter in appendicectomy is the appendicular artery. It's not that big. There's no way that it bleeds that rapidly that he couldn't have caught the bleeder before the patient coded on table. Ive seen bigger arterial injuries and still managed them just fine. Also he found an anaesthetist who was willing to take the blame for the surgeon? Wow very rare The Da Vinci robot is an amazing piece of technology that actually reduces the fine tremors of a surgeon while operating. Having said that no one would dare to operate with proper experience . Even the medical representative who sells the machine wouldn't allow it as it might botch up his statistics. Also a small thing we attend lot of these live streaming of robotic surgeries and there's always someone that asks the doctor to show whatd exactly the surgeons hands are doing and how the controls work cuz it's so new. So I'm guessing the chief surgeon in the show would've got outed when the camera pans to his trembling non operating hands
Ah, my old friend, the vagus nerve. All my life my heart would randomly start beating "funny" and cause me to be light-headed, but I soon learned that if I held my breath and pressed down it would straighten out. About 10 years ago, I had an episode, but it wouldn't go away. Three days later, when I started vomiting, I went to my doctor and asked if they could do something about it, 'cause it was super inconvenient, to which they told me to get to the ER immediately, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (no ambulance though, so not too serious?) Anyway, I was eventually defibrillated, diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and scheduled to have a cardiac ablation. But can I still vividly remember that sense of relief when I took a deep breath and my heart would kind of "pop" back into normal rhythm.
So do any of these shows have pharmacists? In House, there was one pharmacist in one episode, because House was raiding the Pharmacy depot. In modern hospitals, we're a pretty big part of it. We're on ward rounds with the doctors, advising the nurses how to administer certain medications, counselling patients and reconciling medications after admission, and we're always chasing after doctors to get them to rechart something or to write a script.
Not a medical professional, but my sister is a pharmacist. What annoys me about medical shows in general. 1) Doctors do not do every type of procedure 2) Nurses do a lot more than what is usually portrayed 3) Pharmacists do not just count pills 4) Physical and Occupational therapists are a big part of rehabilitation. (I know this from personal experience) 5) MRI techs, x-ray techs etc run the machines 6) Doctors don't do all of their labs themselves (This is what the Pathologists and MLS/MLT professionals are there for.) 7) There are other professional as well, such as respiratory therapists 8) Basically, there are more people involved in patient care than just doctors and nurses. 9) There are also departments such as maintenance, IT, food service, etc. . .
Hi it’s me again aha, great video as always ;) So my question, as an aspiring medical student, is how much from medical school do you remember. For example I’m a biomedical science student and have to remember countless cellular mechanisms for diseases that are forgotten the second the examination is over! As a doctor you must have learned an absolutely tremendous amount of information! How much of this did you retain and do you remember mechanisms and finite detail or general signs symptoms and treatments? Thanks again :)
As a medical student myself I have to say you will forget a lot of things you learn, that’s why you need to keep studying in this field of work! It’s normal, doctors don’t know everything, if you don’t use something in a daily basis it is normal to forget it. There’s a lot of cases of people going to the hospital and having to explain their disease because it’s something rare and doctors don’t know because they actually forgot. It’s totally normal. But also, when you are in medical school you can breakdown a lot of names and you don’t actually need to memorize some stuff, you understand what it is base on your knowledge in “medical language” or “anatomical terms”.
When I had leukemia and was going through chemotherapy, I had to wear a mask everywhere I went when I was released from the hospital. I heard "neutropenia" and I'm like, "Yes! I know what that is!" I would like to see an episode on ER.
I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain all of the medical terms and procedures! I would love to see you go through all of the episodes of the resident but that might be too much to ask :)
Please consider doing a video for teens like my son who wants to be a doctor, talking realistically about what it is like during the different stages from med school onwards. A series of videos like that I am certain would be well received, if you have the time to do them. Thanks for your post.
When my cousin first started goin to medical school she would look at my arms constantly and always comment on how she wished she had her kit to practice finding a vain and puttin in a iv cause my vains are really visible. It was always kinda unnerving to have someone grab your arm firmly and wisper "if only I had my kit..."
What I'm getting from all of these medical show reviews is that the biggest issue is that almost none of them show chest compressions right. My suggestion: have all writers, directors, and actors go through basic CPR training before they begin shooting. Really hammer home why chest compressions are so important and how to do them right (and also how to avoid injuring each other when doing them just for the camera). If you wanted to, I'd really love a video about general tips on how to increase accuracy in medical dramas that's not a review of one specific show. More like "so you want to film a medical drama", with general advice on things a lot of shows get wrong and why.
Yea nurses are really good at spotting a code blue before it happens. When I was in the trauma unit I tried to sit up and get out of my bed. Someone was monitoring my machines (I don't remember what I was hooked up too), before I could even sit up all the was 3 nurses and a doctor came running in. They helped me avoid a heart attack altogether. It was terrifying. My heart and a bunch of other organs were injured in an accident. I have a murmur now.
You'd make an excellent teacher. Good review, I haven't seen the series but i may check it out. My ex is a nurse and told me it was really good. GF is a doc and generally doesn't watch medical dramas (she usually laughs or starts throwing things at the television), but if it's 'dark' that may make it watchable. 'Scrubs' we love.
I had a dr in the ER tell me to hold my breath and bare down to get my heart rate to lower. My heart rate was very fast and my blood pressure was low. The breath holding helped long enough for them to get IVs in and they sorted me out.
Type 1 diabetic here . Feet are sooo very important and thankful that altho i have some very mild neuropathy , I still have feeling in my feet and they’re healthy so far . Always make sure to check my feet 🦶🏼 thoroughly, and get regular check ups is what is key.
Love your videos!! I'd be interested to see a video on different terms used in the UK as opposed to the US. For example in the UK, an operating room is called a theatre, but just plain OR in the US. I find it sooooooo interesting!
I'm not a doctor, or a med student, or really even interested in medicine, but I'm really enjoying your videos so far 😊😊 especially your "reacting to med dramas" series. If you have time please react to Descendants of the Sun next? It's a super popular korean drama. more of romance than medicine really but I'd love to see your reaction to it!
I think that they put in some technical mistakes...like the heart monitor showing something else then they said it was as an inside joke or nudge to medical professionals. Or to piss you off. This also happens when movies talk about tech stuff
I've had Type 1 diabetes for 20 years. Anything diabetic related makes me cringe. When I was younger and did not take care of my diabetes my dad sat me in front of the computer and showed me videos and photos of people who have had their limbs amputated. I'm horrible with this still and it scares me.
I know this is late and you might not see it, but I was wondering how common tattoos where in doctors and what the NHS stance was on them? Im currently working in research and always wanted to do medicine but thought my full sleeve tattoo would block this. Would be cool to see what a NHS doctor thinks, thanks :)
I know your thing is reviewing TV shows for the accuracy but can you do some teaching videos on the A&P of the human body? I find when you explain things I understand them better then reading from textbooks, tutors and other TH-cam videos.
Hey there fellow healer. Enjoyed it. Havent seen this show yet. How about 'The Knick'? I just recently finished watching it and as a surgeon have to say it was so interesting to learn about history of surgery. Give it a go
I found on the internet that in England it is illegal to help a patient with euthanasia. Here in the Netherlands it's not illegal, there are really strict rules about it and a law but it can be done by docters. What is your point of view on euthanasia and why are you for or against it? I would really like your opinion about this 😊
I loved this! Thanks for doing it :D I'm starting to like The Resident more than The Good Doctor. Have you seen the episode regarding concurrent surgeries? That scared me a little lol
Hello Dr. Hope, I was just curious what the difference would be between a supra ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Also congrats On being the only doctor that makes learning about medical shenanigens enjoyable for me. keep up the good work.
Some sources says that it is important like article "The vermiform appendix: not a useless organ" wrote by Aliya Zahid. I know it can be dangerous, I had complicated appendectomy but since then i have some problems with my abdominal organs so I believe that it is kind of important. PS Thank You for Your response :)
Another thing off about the show that I noticed is the fact that Conrad is called a marine and talks about the marine corps we was a hospital corpsman, which means he is technically part of the Navy. US marine corps doesn't have their own medical branch so therefore all of the medical aspects of the corps come from the navy. Not really a medical error but nonetheless an error.
Hi Dr Hope, love the videos! I’m a grad about to start studying medicine at Dundee this September! One of the things that’s an absolute pet hate of mine is the lack of information the public have about the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest, would love a video on that!
Hi Dr. love your channel! Is there any chance of doing a programme on broken femur? I broke my right femur last year, spent two months in hospital, was a hell of a time. I was semi comatose for the first two weeks with horrendous hallucinations. I was given immediate surgery during which they inserted lots of titanium hardware. Six moths later I am just managing to walk again! Would love to be better informed! Sincerely, with hope, and Hope, all the way! BTW, I am English but live in Japan.
Would love to see your thoughts on code black (the show wad based on a documentary about a real L.A. ER) Also I'm curious to see you delve into later episodes of shows with different types of patients and stories My lunch from scrubs is one of the more iconic episodes that could be interesting to discuss for example
So I usually don't watch these kind of videos but I had to say that I was actually impressed by the accuracy of the resident and was looking for a take from sb from a different country to compare. Apart from the mistakes that literally everyone of these shows makes (open hair, overexplaining, not enough information for the patients (tbh though that happens a lot in real life) and so on) I found it to be pretty good. The reanimation mistake is something that repeats in later episodes and is really the main thing that really hurts to watch. As for the drama-stuff of it, I'm not practicing in the US so I can't say how accurate it is, but all these things do happen, not in the same hospital all the time but they do. And that is in a country with a far superior medical system. Hard to tell how common that is in the US. Obviously it's not a normal thing but not solmnly theoretical.
My dad works as a nurse at a hospital in why u need to knwo, Australia and he says that he has seen doctors give too much morphene to people to are slowly and painfully dying... even if it isnt "ethical" it make me feel a bit happier that some doctors will help with the pain and speed things up a bit
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Definitely the most edgy TV medical show I've looked at so far! The Resident covered SO MANY interesting medical illnesses and also highlighted some tough topics in medicine. A few people pointing out me misidentifying the tattoo - thanks for this; I need to work on my Greek mythology! I'd love to know what you guys think of the show...
Dr Hope's Sick Notes Hi would it be possible for you to react to the medical Drama ER?
I get your love for medical drama... it's amusing and quite enjoyable I guess. I'm a psychologist and have work experience in hospitals, and I myself love psychological thrillers and even dramas. Ever watched In Treatment? (only season 1 is bareable though). I find myself often cringing at the inaccuracy of psychologists portrayed or how we come to a diagnosis or how we treat patients/ clients, but all in all it's fun to watch and sometimes they do get it right. After all - it's about the entertainment, isn't it?
Btw - I subbed. =) Cheers!
Dr Hope's Sick Notes, Could you explain the part where he talks about "killing" his young cancer patient due to giving too much potassium? Is that a thing, does it make sense?
Also, you mentioned that these doctors are really unrealistic rep. of the profession, but I was curious if there is any truth of holding errors against each other? Do doctors hold past mistakes against each other? Do mistakes haunt or change doctors? How do doctors deal with honest mistakes that might have terrible outcomes?
Love these videos! Thanks for making them. So cool :D
Would you please review Garth Merenghi's Dark Places for medical accuracy (kidding)
Emily Tapper, wow! That is so detailed and informative. Thanks so much for explaining. This stuff is so interesting even tho I don't know anything about medicine.
Mechanical engineer here. I feel a bit like a legal alien on your channel, but anyways I just love learning stuff that is not always related to car and helicopter engines, so your videos really give me a lot of joy at the end of a long day of work! 😊 thank you :)
therryberry98 I'm an anthropology major so I have the same feeling! Love the videos tho!
mathematics117 nice one dude! 💪😊
therryberry98 hey there! Electrical and Electronics Engineer here. 😆
As an American, it’s really funny watching your videos compared to Dr. Mike’s breaking down the same medical show. Jargon and the way of talking about medicine is so different from the US to Britain. Love the vids. Keep it up!
Every time I see “sick notes” I think of sick (and this may have been a US thing) as in a term for “cool” in the 90s/early 2000s. So I hear a Wayne’s World type voice say “Sick Notes, bro!” Haha Love your videos.
I'm Asian and my little sister started using the word "sick" to mean "cool". One time she commented "Sick!🤘" on one of our cousin's photo.
My mom and grandma confronted her about it and said, "You need to be wary of what you say on the internet." She was really confused. "Never insult or dehumanize other people." (Not exact translation, but close enough.)
She was really confused and was feeling guilty but she had no idea what they were talking about and they told her about the "sick" comment. I laughed so hard.
Me and my sister then proceeded to explain that it was a compliment and wasn't insulting anyone. 😂
Oh it's used in the UK a lot, I've often heard it used by Londoners. Just to make a quick observation, I'm starting to notice that some Americans are gradually starting to say "taking the piss" which in UK slang means "to make fun of someone or something". Guess we both like sharing slang. :)
So sick means Cool? Now I finally know the meaning behind it ! 😂
Hahaha same!
Love your reviews of these shows! As a Nurse, I definitely laugh out loud frequently during this show, but I still watch it for the drama factor. And I've enjoyed some of the ethical issues it brings to light. The SVT scenario in particular was pretty comical. However, I must say, one of my favorite things to do is get babies out of svt by putting ice on their faces. Even if you need to use adenosine, its a pretty satisfying and easy fix! Thanks again for the review! Keep em coming!
I am a medicine student and what i really like of this tv show is the fact that gives the nurses the opportunity to show how important they are. Doctors thinks the patients are of their property. But no, nurses are the people who really sees, cries, smiles and hurts with the pain and patient's histories, and many times, doctors forget that or just never see for their ego ☝🏻
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Could you make a video on the things like washing your hands properly & other practical things they teach you in need school that will help us non-medical people in day to day life, please?
Yes please, that would be great!
I've been watching several of your videos and I'm always impressed by how easily you convey information to a layman with a good amount of humour. Keep up the great work.
Without even considering the privacy issue, you are touching your personal phone, which is obviously non sterile. Also, the tattoo doesn't actually portray Asceplius' Rod but Hermes' (which is characterized by two snakes and the wings); there's to say that the mistake happens a lot (I didn't really know the difference either).A bit of random information: it is actually thought that Asceplius' rod doesn't portray a snake but a parasitic worm, the dracunculus medinensis, which was extracted by wrapping around a stick.
Hahaha. Oh dear I'll have to tell the doctors with tattoos to have one of the snakes / worms removed!!!
As a side note there is no issue with the scrub nurse touching her phone as she isn't scrubbed / gowned up so doesn't need to be sterile.
Phedre Delaunay I believe you’re right about the Hermes part, but I’ve think people generally know it as a “Caduceus”. I didn’t see a second snake on the one in this show though so I think it’s a weird hybrid of the two for some reason?
Dr Hope's Sick Notes Thank you for your answer!! I mean, Hermes is a cool god anyway...
Glen ___ Yeah you're right about the name, it didn't come to me while I was writing the comment xD. I'm pretty conrodent it is the caduceus because you can see the wings on the tattoo.
Phedre Delaunay by the way, in the United States we use the caduceus as our medical symbol. I believe it had something to do with a mix up back in world war 1 where our army made it the official symbol instead of Asclepius lol. So while it isn’t the correct symbol according to the Greeks, we use both the caduceus and Asclepius interchangeably and they are both considered correct. Not sure if it’s the same overseas though!
I love how involved you are with your viewers! It’s so sweet and just makes me enjoy watching your videos so much more. I’m also a musician considering going into the medical field and this is wonderful. Thank you for your content!
Haha yeh I picture this channel as just a handful of people having a chat about medicine in a pub! Awesome although I worked in advertising as a job I spent most of my free time in my twenties writing, recording and touring in bands. I think at the time I didn't appreciate quite how precious music was (and any kind of arts / entertainment / hobby); medicine can help people live, but all that other stuff gives people something to live for.
Nurse Jackie? The concept of that show alone makes it worth doing imo. Adiction in medical professionals. Enjoy your content as always :)
House did it better
Is the award hanging by the Sternum? Clavicle? 😆 I can’t really help but notice that you use him to hang your award 😂
WOW!!! MY HEART IS A RED BELL PEPPER!!!! That Make's So Much Sense.
Hey. Would you be able to further discuss the ethics of 'turning off the machine'? I mean, besides the legalities of the situation (illegal doesn't necessarily equal unethical right?) why do you find assisted suicide unethical? This comes from a veterinarian where we euthanize patients on daily basis if they are suffering or have no hope for quality of life, I think it's a blessing and a lot of the veterinary community wonder why people can't have the privilege of a peaceful death? I think it's an interesting topic to discuss, interested in your take on it. Cheers
You should have so many more subscribers! I’m a medical show addict and I just love your videos! They’re especially interesting to me as I’ve always wanted to be a doctor or a nurse but only barely passed Science GCSEs 😭😭
I'm new to this channel and I have come from watching a lot of Dr.Mike's videos. I think your reaction videos are a lot more educational and actually focus more on the medicine than his do. I like it. It makes the videos longer but also more in depth. I must say I wish you were my teacher when I was at school as I would have been far more keen to learn all this had it been explained to me this way. Thank you for teaching me now! 😁
YES. A new episode.. excited
Love your videos. I work as a physician assistant in Cardiology/Telemetry in the United States and just love your analysis and how you educate your audience. Personally I have not seen anyone do the Ice bucket challenge on telemetry, although most of my patients are in atrial fibrillation with RVR when they have tachyarrhythmia. Sadly here in the US there has been poor emphasis on how Cardiac arrest codes work. Hollywood sadly likes to make it seem that ROSC is common with very few side effects and unfortunatly this is a rare occurence. Thankfully we have great nurses that usually alert us when a patient is about to decompensate so thank you to all the nurses who look out for patients and their best interests. The system would not function without you.
Would love you to consider reviewing an older medical drama like ER. We also have Chicago Med here in the US. I guess there really is no shortage of TV medical dramas over here.
oh god,I found your channel today and I love it. I'm a nurse in UK and I have to say,sometimes I feel sorry for doctors. Underpaid and overworked and than we start complaining.
Also,as a foreign nurse who works in UK. It's so different. You should do a video with a nurse. Would be interesting to see what a nurse thinks and also,do a colab with a foreign doctor about differences between NHS and other countries.
I'm glad I found your channel
Can't believe I'm 3 weeks late to this video. Your paper model of the spinal cord was adorable and well explained. I'd love to know the different stages of med school. As in, after you study it for 4 years, what are the different stages after that, until you get to practice? Also could you explain Immunotherapy? Still my favorite medical youtuber ❤️
You wear the hell out of that shirt. Love 😍
Your videos are really cool, and they are so very simple to understand, I am not even in medical school and I watch these for fun. Keep on keeping on Dr. Hope!
Your videos are so helping. You're such a good human being. Greetings from Russia
Hi, Dr. Hope! 🤗... I've only just found your videos and just wanted to say that I enjoy them very much!... you do an excellent job of explaining medical terms and scenarios in ways that just about anyone can understand and it's obvious that you have a genuinely kind and caring demeanor. I'm certain that many of your patients have felt lucky to have you in their team 😁... I also appreciate how much credit and respect you give to other members of the medical staff, such as nurses and anesthesiologists (that's what we call them in the States) - it shows you recognize that each member of the medical team has an important role to play and no single one can help the patient to the fullest extent without the others... and finally - you're sweet and charming and have a great sense of humor 😋... keep up the good work, Doc! 👍 - byeyas!
I really love your videos! I especially like how you stop and explain certain procedures and diseases with props, I think that’s really cool!!! 😄😄😄
Do an episode of M*A*S*H I think it would be fun to look at an older show that is different from most medical dramas you see now a days. Really enjoy your channel!
Did You just CUT of my heart?! 😱
Thank you for a decent review of the show. A lot of the critics trash it obsessively because they think it's going to influence public opinion and make people mistrust doctors. What that means is that they don't want people to make up their own minds about it.
Oh my goodness, you're adorable. The girls will be coming to get you. You're going to be a TH-cam star. Don't forget that your a doctor and it's your calling. Nice job.😉😊
Geez. What a corrupt hospital haha
I’m pleased with to report this is purely for entertainment!
Dr Hope's Sick Notes I can just imagine someone being brought into ER only to realise this is the hospital they have been brought to and just thinking "oh crap. I'm screwed" haha
Hahaha
Found this off of Student Doctor Network. This is what this poster claims an accurate show about medical residency in America would be like:
- 30 seconds of resident seeing patients, most of whom have uninteresting and highly unentertaining problems
- 5 minutes of resident rounding with long bad blubbering med student presentations, annoying platitudes from attendings, pager going off every 3 minutes for non-sense
- 5 minutes of resident answering “urgent” pages about putting in diet orders, bowel regimens, asymptomatic hypertension, escalating opioid drug orders for junkies, delirious old demented people nurses want in restraints for no reason, etc.
- 20 minutes of resident glued to a computer screen writing notes and bitching about the incompetence of the emergency department, their patients, their attendings, their residency program, the nurses, etc.
- 5 minutes of resident making crucial decisions like heparin vs. Lovenox, insulin sliding scales, doing med recs, etc.
- 10 minutes of walking around the hospital like a zombie to get coffee, food, take a piss etc.
- 5 minutes of boring noon conference lectures
- 5 minutes of resident driving home nearly falling asleep and crashing, inhaling a bunch of bad food, and collapsing in bed
Don't know how true that is, but I do know that residents in the US work 80 hour work weeks. So, it sounds more realistic to me than what the show portrayed
They also pointed out that it showed the intern guy having a BA in Medicine. To my knowledge, there is no such thing in America. You get either an MD or DO degree in America, and that is obtained after a four year bachelor's degree.
forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/new-fox-show-the-resident.1258648/page-2
I know you spoke about the medical side of it. Let me give some surgical insight too. The first scene. The main artery we encounter in appendicectomy is the appendicular artery. It's not that big. There's no way that it bleeds that rapidly that he couldn't have caught the bleeder before the patient coded on table. Ive seen bigger arterial injuries and still managed them just fine. Also he found an anaesthetist who was willing to take the blame for the surgeon? Wow very rare
The Da Vinci robot is an amazing piece of technology that actually reduces the fine tremors of a surgeon while operating. Having said that no one would dare to operate with proper experience . Even the medical representative who sells the machine wouldn't allow it as it might botch up his statistics. Also a small thing we attend lot of these live streaming of robotic surgeries and there's always someone that asks the doctor to show whatd exactly the surgeons hands are doing and how the controls work cuz it's so new. So I'm guessing the chief surgeon in the show would've got outed when the camera pans to his trembling non operating hands
I've been binge watching your videos from last night, love how you explain things to us mere mortals, greeting from Chile
Ah, my old friend, the vagus nerve. All my life my heart would randomly start beating "funny" and cause me to be light-headed, but I soon learned that if I held my breath and pressed down it would straighten out. About 10 years ago, I had an episode, but it wouldn't go away. Three days later, when I started vomiting, I went to my doctor and asked if they could do something about it, 'cause it was super inconvenient, to which they told me to get to the ER immediately, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (no ambulance though, so not too serious?) Anyway, I was eventually defibrillated, diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and scheduled to have a cardiac ablation. But can I still vividly remember that sense of relief when I took a deep breath and my heart would kind of "pop" back into normal rhythm.
So do any of these shows have pharmacists? In House, there was one pharmacist in one episode, because House was raiding the Pharmacy depot.
In modern hospitals, we're a pretty big part of it. We're on ward rounds with the doctors, advising the nurses how to administer certain medications, counselling patients and reconciling medications after admission, and we're always chasing after doctors to get them to rechart something or to write a script.
Not a medical professional, but my sister is a pharmacist. What annoys me about medical shows in general.
1) Doctors do not do every type of procedure
2) Nurses do a lot more than what is usually portrayed
3) Pharmacists do not just count pills
4) Physical and Occupational therapists are a big part of rehabilitation. (I know this from personal experience)
5) MRI techs, x-ray techs etc run the machines
6) Doctors don't do all of their labs themselves (This is what the Pathologists and MLS/MLT professionals are there for.)
7) There are other professional as well, such as respiratory therapists
8) Basically, there are more people involved in patient care than just doctors and nurses.
9) There are also departments such as maintenance, IT, food service, etc. . .
I really do love watching your videos. I like how approachable you are and that you have no problem taking the mickey out of yourself.
Hi it’s me again aha, great video as always ;)
So my question, as an aspiring medical student, is how much from medical school do you remember. For example I’m a biomedical science student and have to remember countless cellular mechanisms for diseases that are forgotten the second the examination is over! As a doctor you must have learned an absolutely tremendous amount of information! How much of this did you retain and do you remember mechanisms and finite detail or general signs symptoms and treatments?
Thanks again :)
Not a medical professional, but a teacher. Long story short, you remember what you use regularly in any job you're doing.
As a medical student myself I have to say you will forget a lot of things you learn, that’s why you need to keep studying in this field of work! It’s normal, doctors don’t know everything, if you don’t use something in a daily basis it is normal to forget it. There’s a lot of cases of people going to the hospital and having to explain their disease because it’s something rare and doctors don’t know because they actually forgot. It’s totally normal. But also, when you are in medical school you can breakdown a lot of names and you don’t actually need to memorize some stuff, you understand what it is base on your knowledge in “medical language” or “anatomical terms”.
When I had leukemia and was going through chemotherapy, I had to wear a mask everywhere I went when I was released from the hospital. I heard "neutropenia" and I'm like, "Yes! I know what that is!"
I would like to see an episode on ER.
I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain all of the medical terms and procedures! I would love to see you go through all of the episodes of the resident but that might be too much to ask :)
Please consider doing a video for teens like my son who wants to be a doctor, talking realistically about what it is like during the different stages from med school onwards. A series of videos like that I am certain would be well received, if you have the time to do them. Thanks for your post.
YASSS! I love your channel, please react to Casualty (not holby city) because I think it is more accurate than most medical shows (kind of) 😂
Yes a UK show finally
Tabassum Tarafder 😂
When my cousin first started goin to medical school she would look at my arms constantly and always comment on how she wished she had her kit to practice finding a vain and puttin in a iv cause my vains are really visible. It was always kinda unnerving to have someone grab your arm firmly and wisper "if only I had my kit..."
What I'm getting from all of these medical show reviews is that the biggest issue is that almost none of them show chest compressions right.
My suggestion: have all writers, directors, and actors go through basic CPR training before they begin shooting. Really hammer home why chest compressions are so important and how to do them right (and also how to avoid injuring each other when doing them just for the camera).
If you wanted to, I'd really love a video about general tips on how to increase accuracy in medical dramas that's not a review of one specific show. More like "so you want to film a medical drama", with general advice on things a lot of shows get wrong and why.
I liked Japanese series called "Code Blue", it may be fun to watch and comment on.
P.S. Like your videos. Keep up the great work!
Yea nurses are really good at spotting a code blue before it happens. When I was in the trauma unit I tried to sit up and get out of my bed. Someone was monitoring my machines (I don't remember what I was hooked up too), before I could even sit up all the was 3 nurses and a doctor came running in. They helped me avoid a heart attack altogether. It was terrifying. My heart and a bunch of other organs were injured in an accident. I have a murmur now.
You'd make an excellent teacher. Good review, I haven't seen the series but i may check it out. My ex is a nurse and told me it was really good. GF is a doc and generally doesn't watch medical dramas (she usually laughs or starts throwing things at the television), but if it's 'dark' that may make it watchable. 'Scrubs' we love.
Let's agree The Resident is the best drama out there yet underrated
I had a dr in the ER tell me to hold my breath and bare down to get my heart rate to lower. My heart rate was very fast and my blood pressure was low. The breath holding helped long enough for them to get IVs in and they sorted me out.
Yay, I was waiting for this! Love these reviews :)
Type 1 diabetic here . Feet are sooo very important and thankful that altho i have some very mild neuropathy , I still have feeling in my feet and they’re healthy so far . Always make sure to check my feet 🦶🏼 thoroughly, and get regular check ups is what is key.
I want more of this kind of stuff. Please
Great video doc this series is really fun and informative, all love from the middle east.
Love your videos!! I'd be interested to see a video on different terms used in the UK as opposed to the US. For example in the UK, an operating room is called a theatre, but just plain OR in the US. I find it sooooooo interesting!
I'm not a doctor, or a med student, or really even interested in medicine, but I'm really enjoying your videos so far 😊😊 especially your "reacting to med dramas" series. If you have time please react to Descendants of the Sun next? It's a super popular korean drama. more of romance than medicine really but I'd love to see your reaction to it!
Great video again, loving these! 💖
I think that they put in some technical mistakes...like the heart monitor showing something else then they said it was as an inside joke or nudge to medical professionals. Or to piss you off. This also happens when movies talk about tech stuff
Amazing video loved the way you explained the procedures. Also love the fake TH-cam plaque hopefully you get a real one soon you deserve it.
I used to think the Rod of Asclepius was the staff of Hermes, it was the main source of my confusion as a child.
I wish you were my biology teacher in secondary school I could have considered medicine
If I had to make the choice between going to this hospital or just dealing with whatever my body's throwing at me, I'd probably just try to deal.
Your videos are so interesting and educative in small portions! Would love to see you react to Saving Hope.
Would like to see you review the show called Code Black.
Maybe not a realistic show but I really enjoy watching it and hope it endures a while...
That tattoo wasn't the rod of asclepius, it was caduceus.
You should review the med show "ER". Awesome reviews btw. Keep up the awesomeness.
I just recorded the ER review yesterday! So editing it today and tomorrow. Thanks for the nice comment!
Fantastic explanation of hand signs of infective endocarditis! And an enjoyable video too :)
I've had Type 1 diabetes for 20 years. Anything diabetic related makes me cringe. When I was younger and did not take care of my diabetes my dad sat me in front of the computer and showed me videos and photos of people who have had their limbs amputated. I'm horrible with this still and it scares me.
I know this is late and you might not see it, but I was wondering how common tattoos where in doctors and what the NHS stance was on them? Im currently working in research and always wanted to do medicine but thought my full sleeve tattoo would block this. Would be cool to see what a NHS doctor thinks, thanks :)
I know your thing is reviewing TV shows for the accuracy but can you do some teaching videos on the A&P of the human body? I find when you explain things I understand them better then reading from textbooks, tutors and other TH-cam videos.
There is a following episode about an M&M conference after simultaneous surgeries you should talk about, it is full of controversial medical issues
You seem to be such a nice guy dude!
Hey there fellow healer. Enjoyed it. Havent seen this show yet. How about 'The Knick'? I just recently finished watching it and as a surgeon have to say it was so interesting to learn about history of surgery. Give it a go
I found on the internet that in England it is illegal to help a patient with euthanasia. Here in the Netherlands it's not illegal, there are really strict rules about it and a law but it can be done by docters. What is your point of view on euthanasia and why are you for or against it? I would really like your opinion about this 😊
When you know sleep is important to your health, but you want to binge watch all the cool doctors' videos...😋😴
I loved this! Thanks for doing it :D I'm starting to like The Resident more than The Good Doctor. Have you seen the episode regarding concurrent surgeries? That scared me a little lol
Hello Dr. Hope, I was just curious what the difference would be between a supra ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Also congrats On being the only doctor that makes learning about medical shenanigens enjoyable for me. keep up the good work.
Just 4 words... You are THE BEST!
PS my teachers teached me that appendix is still important... isn't it true?
I'm sorry for my english skills :(
Some sources says that it is important like article "The vermiform appendix: not a useless organ" wrote by Aliya Zahid. I know it can be dangerous, I had complicated appendectomy but since then i have some problems with my abdominal organs so I believe that it is kind of important.
PS Thank You for Your response :)
There was something just so funny about the way you said "People giving me sandwiches..."
I am registered nurse and I am dreaming in studying medicine. Thanks for your videos!
Another thing off about the show that I noticed is the fact that Conrad is called a marine and talks about the marine corps we was a hospital corpsman, which means he is technically part of the Navy. US marine corps doesn't have their own medical branch so therefore all of the medical aspects of the corps come from the navy. Not really a medical error but nonetheless an error.
Hi Dr Hope, love the videos! I’m a grad about to start studying medicine at Dundee this September! One of the things that’s an absolute pet hate of mine is the lack of information the public have about the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest, would love a video on that!
I have a video on it on my channel!
Dr Hope's Sick Notes I can’t believe I missed that! Oh well, guess I’ll watch that now instead of studying 😂
'"fresh frozen' Not in my kitchen you ****" ~ Gordon Ramsay
Hi Dr. love your channel! Is there any chance of doing a programme on broken femur? I broke my right femur last year, spent two months in hospital, was a hell of a time. I was semi comatose for the first two weeks with horrendous hallucinations. I was given immediate surgery during which they inserted lots of titanium hardware. Six moths later I am just managing to walk again! Would love to be better informed! Sincerely, with hope, and Hope, all the way! BTW, I am English but live in Japan.
Is your surname really “Hope”? Because that’s pretty “on the nose” 😂
Edit: Btw, have you thought about looking at Doogie Howser, MD?
@Rich 91 Doctor Redrum
"Is this plasma fresh?" "Yes, I believe so." "IT'S FROZEN YOU DONKEY!" - Hospital Nightmares with Dr. Ramsay.
I love this mistery series , THE RESIDENT ... 😘
Have you ever seen Nurse Jackie? That would be a great one to comment on I think!
Would love to see your thoughts on code black (the show wad based on a documentary about a real L.A. ER)
Also I'm curious to see you delve into later episodes of shows with different types of patients and stories
My lunch from scrubs is one of the more iconic episodes that could be interesting to discuss for example
So I usually don't watch these kind of videos but I had to say that I was actually impressed by the accuracy of the resident and was looking for a take from sb from a different country to compare. Apart from the mistakes that literally everyone of these shows makes (open hair, overexplaining, not enough information for the patients (tbh though that happens a lot in real life) and so on) I found it to be pretty good. The reanimation mistake is something that repeats in later episodes and is really the main thing that really hurts to watch. As for the drama-stuff of it, I'm not practicing in the US so I can't say how accurate it is, but all these things do happen, not in the same hospital all the time but they do. And that is in a country with a far superior medical system. Hard to tell how common that is in the US. Obviously it's not a normal thing but not solmnly theoretical.
Love these videos :) could you do a how accurate is the night shift at some point maybe? Thanks :)
My dad works as a nurse at a hospital in why u need to knwo, Australia and he says that he has seen doctors give too much morphene to people to are slowly and painfully dying... even if it isnt "ethical" it make me feel a bit happier that some doctors will help with the pain and speed things up a bit
Yey! I can’t wait to hear what you think about this!
Lol I'm just a few mins into this and as far as I've seen on Grey's Anatomy there was at least one episode where they used Twitter in the Or's
You should react to Critical!! It´s a British TV series, it´s amazing and one of the most realistic medical drama.
lub yu♡
Also great video i really like the way yo explain things and how you pronounce Theater♡
3:11 Fresh frozen? Gordon Ramsay would like a word with you!
You should review The Knick next!
Would love to see you review "Critical" on Sky. Really like the show and to me it's also the most realistic.
guess that's how they did the surgery on the grape
PLEASE DO NURSE JACKIE!!!