About the Episode
Hanlon tries to treat a traditional Hmong woman with a cancerous lesion that might have metastasized to her lungs. But she and her family are skeptical of Western medicine, and don't believe in surgery; Dr. Peters does his level best to make Jeremy miserable in their department, and annoy Phillip; Alberghetti's patient is a 22-year-old who has a very serious heart infection of unknown origins, and refuses to remove his multiple body piercings; Jack feels left out when he isn't asked to write an article for Chicago Hope's new Web site.
Medical Relevance
A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.
The Medical Verdict
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