Chicago Hope

Season 1 Episode 3

Food Chains

Air date: Sep 29, 1994

Medical Cases in This Episode

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Case 1

Donor Baboon Transplant Decision

Two doctors disagree over which patient will benefit from a donor baboon.

Episode shows
Two doctors disagree over which patient will benefit from a donor baboon.
Clinical takeaway
Donor Baboon Transplant Decision is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, procedural, ethics, or patient-safety scenario.
Accuracy 3.7/5donor-baboon-transplant-decisionsurgical-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

Drs. Geiger and Thurmond don't see eye to eye when it comes to deciding which one of their patients will benefit from a donor baboon.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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