Heartbeat

Season 1 Episode 2

Twins

Air date: Mar 23, 2016

Medical Cases in This Episode

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Case 1

Conjoined Twins Cancer Surgery

Alex suggests risky surgery for conjoined twins with cancer.

Episode shows
Alex suggests risky surgery for conjoined twins with cancer.
Clinical takeaway
Conjoined Twins Cancer Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cardiac, transplant, cancer, neurologic, trauma, kidney, palliative, infection-control, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5conjoined-twins-cancer-surgerycardiac-surgerypatient-safety

About the Episode

Alex suggests risky surgery for conjoined twins with cancer; and she questions her relationship with Pierce.

Medical Relevance

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