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Episode 2 Questions
You decide the top 5 questions to ask for a video response by doctors!
After each episode, submit your questions about the show and then “vote up” the ones you want to see answered. The top five questions chosen by all of you will be answered by the doctors with a video response.
Voting Deadline for Episode 2 Q+A: July 7, 2008 at 11:59 pm
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Didn't Hopkins send the doctors to Iraq where the people were tortured. How many Peace Corps Volunteers do they train in nursing each year?
Submitted by: Wob, 07/07/2008 22:08:44 -
Hey Brian…great song reference to “Born Frustrated” by Rancid. It’s a very good song. Do you know the songs: “Sorry about October”, “Guess we never followed through” or “Mirrored faults” by a Canadian indie band called Always Wonder? Sounds like they are some tunes you’d really like. Very informative documentary. I was shocked when it came across my TV. Hope everything works out for you. Love to hear your response…you should look those songs up!
Submitted by: Jenn, 07/07/2008 20:14:15 -
Dr. B, what kind of shot were you drinking in Episode 2? Do you like to get your drink on? Do you like to listen to Rancid after drinking shots? I sure do.
Submitted by: Matt, 07/07/2008 19:42:12 -
Are you as cavalier about your floundering marriage as you seem to be on camera?
Submitted by: CJE, 07/07/2008 18:11:03
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Solid show. Makes you want more, with the exception of the schmaltzy music. My wife and I nearly fell off the couch with laughter upon hearing the ABC voiceover announcer giving directions to the web site, "to hear more music". Might as well have directed me to stick a finger down my throat. I suspect the not so subtle marketing of ABC affiliate artists.
Submitted by: Mac H, 07/07/2008 17:12:04 -
Please, Please, Please give us more than 6 weeks! I am a surgical-trauma ICU nurse in WV...as if my work isn't enough, I love watching shows like this one! ABC, please make this a series!
Submitted by: JK, 07/07/2008 14:35:31 -
Brian, I understand that you and Amber have both moved to Dallas. I guess the suspense is over, and nobody needs to watch the rest of this awful show.
Submitted by: Buddy, 07/07/2008 13:33:47 -
I LOVE "trauma drama" shows and was so excited to hear about this show - there hasn't been a good medical docudrama ever since "Trauma: Life in the ER" ended. But I must say this show misses the mark a bit. Two comments: first of all, we don't get nearly enough of the patient back stories. And secondly, the music is awful!! My husband and I couldn't stand the fact that at some points, the music (with lyrics and all) played over the dialogue. ABC, please change this for your next series!!
Submitted by: Diane, 07/07/2008 13:18:52 -
Dr. Boyle! So glad to see you are doing so well. I remember working with you in the OR at Hopkins before I left to have my family. I'm glad to see you have started one of your own. (3 under 3!!) I thought I was crazy with a 4,2 & one on the way in Dec.'08. My best to you & your family & in your new job!
Submitted by: Karin Urban Lancelotta,RN, 07/06/2008 23:20:17 -
Dr Brian Bethea, you were one of the doctors that did my emergency surgery when I came to Hopkins in November of 2004. I came for an ERCP and ended up with a preforated bile duct. It was not pleasant to say the least. I ended up with septic shock and pancreatitis and stay of about 3 months. What I do remember is your kindness and you being on one of my first surgical teams. I know I wasn't the most pleasant person at times. I am heading back down this month for additional surgery. I am happy to see you excel in your work.
Submitted by: Rhonda DeShong Webber, 07/06/2008 22:30:51 -
Dr Brian Bethea, you were one of the doctors that did my emergency surgery when I came to Hopkins in November of 2004. I came for an ERCP and ended up with a preforated bile duct. It was not pleasant to say the least. I ended up with septic shock and pancreatitis and stay of about 3 months. What I do remember is your kindness and you being on one of my first surgical teams. I know I wasn't the most pleasant person at times. I am heading back down this month for additional surgery. I am happy to see you excel in your work.
Submitted by: Rhonda DeShong Webber, 07/06/2008 22:29:14 -
Dr Bethea, I was wondering if you remembered my case? I came to Hopkins in November of 2004 for and ERCP and during the procedure I received a perforated bile duct. I remember you being in on one of the first emergency surgies and then on my surgical team for like 6 weeks. I do remember you being very kind to me. I spent along time there, almost 3 months. I am scheduled for additional surgery this month. It is great to see you excelling in your field!
Submitted by: Rhonda DeShong Webber, 07/06/2008 22:24:14 -
Dr. Bethea, I was wondering if you remembered me? I came into Hopkins November of 2004 for an ERCP and during the procedure my bile duct was preforated. I ended up with septic shock and pancreatitis. I spent 3 months in Hopkins. I do remember you being on one of my first surgical teams. Not that I remember alot from that first month, but I remember how kind you were to me. When I saw you on this show, it brought back lots of Hopkins memories. I am scheduled for another surgery on July 16 of this year to complete the clean up.
Submitted by: Rhonda DeShong Webber, 07/06/2008 22:20:44 -
I find it kind of obnoxious that everyone acts like radiologists don't exist in the hospital at Johns Hopkins or for that matter anywhere. The underpinning of every institution is a great radiology department which obviously is taken for granted. I guess it doesn't make for great TV to show how radiologists work their ass off coming up with differentials and diagnoses. Its much more expedient to brush over the entire specialty and zoom in on a neurosurgeon pointing to something that a radiologist told him and then hearing the neurosurgeon parrot that information to the patients. Same thing with every clinician on the show.
Submitted by: Ari Goldfeld, 07/06/2008 22:19:14 -
I'm finding this show to be fantastic. Really great stories and amazing characters. I applaud the doctors and patients for being so open with their lives, their problems, their triumphs. Everyone comes across as being so human, and therefore lovable. I must say however that the music really distracts the viewer from feeling the true depth of emotions that this show has the potential to convey. I wish ABC did not feel the need to hit us over the head with what we should be feeling by using such singer/songwriter type music. That said, cant wait to see the rest of the series.
Submitted by: Ronald, 07/06/2008 18:13:23
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Dr. Bethea, I admit that I chocked-up when I watched your oldest daughter ask you about the possibility of divorce from your wife, her mother. I hurt for your child.
Submitted by: Gordon J. Johannes, 07/05/2008 20:59:04
My question: How on earth do you prevent your personal life from interfering with your professional life at John's Hopkins? -
Is it difficult being pregnant and leading the life of a busy physician? Do you feel that being pregnant puts you at a disadvantage during residency and training, or that having kids takes away from your job at all?
Submitted by: Anon., 07/05/2008 20:13:19 -
No question, just an answer for Dr. Bethea:
Submitted by: Beth Anderson RN, 07/05/2008 17:50:55
There are some hot nurses in the MICU. There's also some pretty cute ones in CVDL (but not me - I'm taken.)
But I just watched your video response from episode 1 and I am thinking maybe, just maybe, there might be a reconciliation at the end? I sure hope so. -
What disease did Brenda have before the transplant?
Submitted by: Carla Atkins, 07/05/2008 17:40:00
My son had a double lung transplant in 2004, he had cystic fibrosis. It was very hard for him to adjust living with new lungs because he knew someone had to die so he could live. Just about the time he was getting used to the idea he picked up a bad respiratory infection, back on the heart lung machine and he died a week later.
He lived almost a year with the new lungs. What miracles the transplants offer people.
Love the show. Keep it coming, everything about it is terrific and so very interesting. -
Without a doubt, Hopkins has become one of my favorite shows on television, and I wish that it would be more than a six part series! I was wondering what you think of the medical shows that are popular right now (Grey's Anatomy, ER, etc.) Are they accurate in the portrayal of how the hospital floors run, etc?
Submitted by: Amanda, 07/05/2008 15:11:53 -
Please make this a continuing series and don't end it at 6 weeks. I am an office manager for a group of psychiatrists, and I believe the public needs to see just how these caring doctors are also human beings, have their own lives and yet need to give their "all" 24/7 to maintain a successful career. Doctors are people! As for the comments about egos, would you want the doctor who was going to cut into your brain feel a lack of confidence in his skill and not be a perfectionist? I think not! Question: why can't Hopkins be on as a regular show?
Submitted by: Barbara, 07/05/2008 12:25:07 -
Re: The Christian female offended by Dr. Karen Boyle discussing a patient with a penis piercing. Why wouldn't you want a show to give you all the information about what real Dr's/Nurses are seeing & how a patient's lifestyle choice may affect them later on. It seems deliberately close minded to view it as vulgar rather than to discuss things like this that are becoming a way of life for some more and more, whether you think so or not. I would rather know about things even if they are not my lifestyle choice than to stick my head in the sand and pretend it's vulgar. What will you do if your son or daughter decides to get a piercing in an area they know you'd freak about and then need medical help in that area, related or not to the piercing, do you think they'd come to you or wait to long before telling you about a problem that could potentially become a major situation. I may not like it or want it but I'd like my children to know they could come to me about anything that would affect their health mental or physical rather than pull the Christian values sheet over my head and ignore what may be happening. Just a thought. I thought Dr. Boyle was very professional about handling her feedback/comments. Keep in mind, I'm a conservative Christian mother myself, but I believe in being ready for whatever may come through educating yourself so you can help family/friends if needed.
Submitted by: MB, 07/05/2008 01:09:42 -
When did you decided which branch of medicine you were more attracted to, recidency, college, or med school? Is is better to choose your specialty before starting medical school?
Submitted by: Isis Bocardo, 07/05/2008 00:33:44 -
Who is your favorite musical artist/bands?
Submitted by: Trisha, 07/05/2008 00:13:59 -
Hello! I really find Hopkins one of the most fascinating and heartfelt shows on TV right now. I have a question to all of the physicians. In episode two, Dr. Bethea mentions a song by Rancid. What artists do you love to listen to?
Submitted by: Trisha M, 07/05/2008 00:11:41 -
Excluding your residency now. What other residency/field would you have considered?
Submitted by: Samuel Bustamante, 07/04/2008 23:41:31 -
Why do nurses always whine so much about the attention they don't get?
Submitted by: Max, 07/04/2008 22:46:20 -
I have bronchiolitis. I have an awful non productive cough. Very weak and always tired. Will I end up like Brenda. It took the Dr. 2 years of testing to find this out.
Submitted by: Faye I Gunn, 07/04/2008 22:44:22 -
Brian, my heart breaks at the thought of your divorce and the pain in your children's eyes. I am also married to a man whose first love is his work. I had 4 children in 4 years, and there were many times I felt alone and unappreciated as a wife.
Submitted by: Judith B., 07/04/2008 22:08:03
Amber, my solution was to develop my own interests, work, art, music, gardening, bridge, travel, friends whatever. You have the means and the wherewithal to do it. You will not find lasting happiness with another man. (Believe me, you were apparently young when you and Brian met and fell in love, but they are all "boobs" in their own endearing ways).
After almost 30 years of marriage, my husband is still a workaholic, but we have every material comfort, and more importantly, 4 successful, balanced children. Will you please think of your daughters, and the fact that an intact marriage will benefit them greatly as they grow into adulthood? -
Thanks for a great show! I hope to get into a respiratory care program soon and found watching Brenda's new lungs fill for the first time to be fascinating. I would love to see this program continue beyond the current 6 week commitment.
Submitted by: Anita Sanders, 07/04/2008 21:55:11 -
I'm fascinated by the incredible things these doctors do, but as a nursing student, I for one would appreciate a greater look at the invaluable nurses, without whom the medical team would cease to exist as it does.
Submitted by: Laurie, 07/04/2008 21:13:28 -
I have been a paramedic for two years and am considering going back to school full time with the end goal of becoming a M.D. What advice do you have for aspiring doctors? What common mistakes do people make in this process? Are the sacrifices worth it?
Submitted by: John, 07/04/2008 20:58:45 -
I have a 19-year-old son with a varicocele for over 1 year in his left testicle. Would you suggest invasive surgery or waiting longer for it to maybe resolve itself? How successful (permanent resolution) is the invasive surgery through the abdomen for varicocele? Is there a lesser invasive surgery with good success that you could recommend?
Submitted by: Cathy Murphy, 07/04/2008 19:49:30 -
Thank you for this excellent series. Many of the patients featured appear to be low to middle income, which means they may lack health insurance or be under-insured for the complicated expensive treatment they are receiving. As an institution, what is John's Hopkins doing to cope with the current financial crises in American healthcare?
Submitted by: Kathleen, 07/04/2008 19:41:04 -
the bar portrayed in this episode with bethea is nacho mama's in canton.
Submitted by: gh, 07/04/2008 18:37:12 -
My question is more of a comment in regards to the comment posted by Stephanie S. Sawyer. I understand that you may not agree with speaking in regards to the posts through the penis/urethra. But more in more you are finding that people under the age of 30 are having more items piercings in areas where you may not have "conceived of" as you put it. I know more people even in my age range of the mid 30's that have items like this. I am a good Christian woman who has had piercings and tattoos as well as making sure my children know why I did what I did when I was young. I am sure there are things you did when you were young that you do not want your children to do or to know about. I am happy this show has not been afraid to show the different people in this world as well as the very important of showing how Doctor's are people to and go through things everyone goes through. Great show keep it on.
Submitted by: Julie Bailey, 07/04/2008 18:10:17 -
My husband was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease which is obscure to me considering the vast number of lung diseases that have a specific cause. Is it the 'type' of lung disease that supports candidacy for a transplant if other qualifications are met and can the individual request to be placed on the transplant list or does one have to wait until the physican recommends the procedure?
Submitted by: Joyce, 07/04/2008 17:36:47 -
I like the medical parts of the show, but would prefer to see the medical staff engaged in other activities to unwind besides drinking alcoholic beverages in bars. I also was not too keen on the question of "Where are the hot nurses?" Nurses are an intellectual, caring part of a medical team. The show seems to downgrade their role in a medical facility.
Submitted by: Kali - Student Nurse, 07/04/2008 15:21:37 -
I have watched the first two episodes and overall have found them to be very compelling. But the music really bothers me. It is cheesy and detracts from the potency of the stories. And I am very uncomfortable with the treatment of the evaporation of Dr. Bethea's marriage. It seems exploitative, especially since his wife has no voice (so far) while his oldest daughter seems to be almost a peer. I know many doctors who have been able to find some kind of balance between their very demanding work and their families. With respect, I think that portraying this as some kind of hazard of the job seems a possible misrepresentation of the underlying issues between them as a couple.
Submitted by: G. Moore, 07/04/2008 15:10:34 -
Are doctors really mean and rude to nurses or is that just a myth? What do you, as a doctor, want or look for in good nurses? As someone waiting to get into nursing school I'm a little apprehensive about this because of all the bad things you hear about how doctors treat nurses. I'm hoping this is just rumor.
Submitted by: Dawn Toll, 07/04/2008 15:10:00 -
Why did you choose your specific specialty? If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same profession or do anything differently? I noticed that you liked sports. I have always loved medicine and sports, so I decided to become a coach first. I am a varsity assisant basketball coach at a 5A school in TX. I love coaching, but I don't know that I want to do it forever. I am studying to take the MCAT. What advice would you give to people thinking about wanting to become physicians? I know the hours are long, but I work long hours anyway. I am never home with coaching. I also saw that you went to OU medical school. I am a big OU Sooner fan. Go SOONERS!
Submitted by: A. Lynn, 07/04/2008 14:21:20 -
What is the name of the bar/restaurant that is portrayed in the series where the doctors go?
Submitted by: JR, 07/04/2008 14:06:14 -
More medicine and less focus on the personal lives would make this show more educational, but maybe that's not good for ratings. I admire the dedication of the highly trained doctors, but was not impressed with comments like "where are all the hot nurses" by an MD who is unsure if he can continue his commitment to his wife. Nurses are not sex toys to play with while you are having marital problems.
Submitted by: RN student, 07/04/2008 13:24:14 -
I realize this in not the correct forum however I need to comment.
Submitted by: Laura, 07/04/2008 13:09:25
The music used during the show is obnoxious, the audio mixes are bad.
Is the composer related to one of the producer's? I enjoy watching the show...I turn off the sound and use closed captioning, so I don't have to listen to the overbearing music -
Dr. Saheed, how do you deal with the fact that at times, you feel as if you are an outsider even though you have done as much work as the others there? Does the fact that you are African have anything to do with this feeling of being an outsider?
Submitted by: Joy, 07/04/2008 12:35:17 -
I must say BRAVO, my family nor myself had the opportunity to view when you first aired Hopkins, some years ago and we feel saddended that we could not view the shows. We have always been BIG fans of shows like Trauma Life in the ER as well as Code Blue on other networks, but nothing we have ever saw compares to the intensity of HOPKINS, we love it and truly feel blessed that we have had the opportunity now after all of these years to see the comeback, but we must ask why can this not be a permanent show? JohnHopkins has without a doubt to have one of the few hospitals of it's kind, and we pray that there will be enough response equal to ours that will somehow continue to make this a PERMANENT show on ABC, the network has truly done such a wonderful job in relating to us the viewers just hoe intense the situation is and can be on a daily basis for the wonderful dedicated people in the world of healthcare!!! ALL of you are truly gifted from GOD and the world woud not be what it is without the dedication that each of you show on a daily basis!!! As for Dr. Brian and his wife Amber we are saddended and only hope and pray that love and compassion will intervene and keep this wondferful couple together!!!! Is there anything us the viewers can do to make this a permanent show? PLEASE let us know and I can assure you we will go to great measures to see that it is a permanent and successful show.
Submitted by: Tamara L. Avera, 07/04/2008 12:24:47
Also how long did the original shows air and can they be purchased as a series for those of us that werent priveleged enough to see them??? PLEASE reply and let me and my family know of these matters, and again BRAVO to each and everyone of you, each of you are truly a blessing from GOD and you do his works each and every day with such compassion. IT would be such an honor to somehow meet the staff someday to tell each of you just what you mean to us as well as everyone else, thank you for your time and we honor the opportunity to receiving a reply back from any of you. May GOD bless each of you and lead guide and dirrect you as you carry t your duties and compassion!!!! Sincerely The AVERA family in Somerset KY. -
It's great to see that ts series is back on tv. I worked in Neurosurgery in the early 90's.This is whre I recieved my OR nurse training! It's gotten me where I am today! I'd like to say Hi to all the Cardiothoracic nurses @ JHH , especially Susan Riddleberger and Dr Levi Watkins! ! It was a great experience to work @ JHH. And to comment to Stephanie Sawyer : it is not viulger to state fact. Great Job ! When is Neuro going to be the focus in future episodes? There are phenomenal neuro surgeons @ JHH !!! ( It was also nice to see a flight NURSE highlighted in an episode, as I started out in EMS.
Submitted by: Valerie Lawlis RN CNOR, 07/04/2008 12:07:59 -
I think you are totally missing the mark on your coverage of urological procedures. You have a golden opportunity to educate the public about the importance of PSA testing. Instead you have focused on a vasectomy reversal on a man whose "loving" fiance refused to marry him unless he could produce sperm and a 25 year old with a pierced penis asking for a vasectomy. In my opinion, you are almost mocking urologists by failing to discuss the more important surgeries they perform. Prostate cancer as such a deadly disease but easily treatable with early detection! Please tell me you are going to atleast touch on PSA testing, prostate cancer, and/or kidney cancer before the season is over!
Submitted by: Ferrall Clark, 07/04/2008 11:55:27 -
what happened to the tachycardic baby and the boy who was bleeding in the abdomen?
Submitted by: claudia, 07/04/2008 10:32:03 -
The July 3 episode eally hit home for me regarding the lung transplant patient. I have been on the waiting list for a double lung transplant since 9/07 at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC. It seems like Hopkins does so many more of these procedures than Mt.Sinai--does it and why??? I want my life back and it is olny possible with the transplant.
Submitted by: Lucette Meierdierks, 07/04/2008 09:56:37 -
Hey Megan Quick. Watching you in PICU reminded us of our month long stay with our daughter Rose who had open heart surgery. Can't wait to see Dr. Vricella. You guys do such great work.
Submitted by: Anna & Andrew Martin, 07/04/2008 09:44:20 -
Dr. Saheed, how TALL are you? You tower over all of the other doctors but are still so sensitive with your patients. Do you find that some of your patients are ever intimidated by you? (I think your bedside manner is fantastic, by the way) Congratulations on your success; keep it up!
Submitted by: Lauren Quinn, 07/04/2008 09:20:43 -
Great show! Brings back memories from "The John" and loooong days and nights in the SICU. Brian, hope it works out for you and your family! It was a treat working with you way back when.
Submitted by: Retired ICU RN, 07/04/2008 02:00:00
Can't hang with the adrenaline rush anymore. Yet each episode leaves me longing for those crazy, exhausting yet rewarding days. -
Dr. Saheed, It's great to watch a fellow African aspiring to a great career, congrats on your success. After watching the second episode with Brian's relationship challenges, how do you plan to balance your professional and personal life after you get married?
Submitted by: Goke, 07/03/2008 23:53:30 -
I understand this is a six part series - why can't it be a regular weekly series? What a great informative medical show!
Submitted by: Pauline Clark, 07/03/2008 23:48:57 -
Is Dr. Saheed still so immature that he believes earrings make him look cool? Also, when hanging a picture, you don't just use a nail; you use a picture hanging hook. The physics of it should be obvious to a, ahem, medical science fellow.
Submitted by: john, 07/03/2008 23:31:49 -
I recently started college, and am in a pre-med program. What advice would you give to aspiring doctors?
Submitted by: Thomas Lynch, 07/03/2008 23:28:07 -
I recently found out I have Bronchiolitis like Brenda and I am considering a lung biopsy to find out what the cause is, did Brenda have a biopsy to diagnosis her bronchiolitis and do you recommmend biopsy before treatment? I have a history of RA and Crohns and want to get the best treatment possible.
Submitted by: Jeanie Fenton, 07/03/2008 23:20:01 -
Brenda was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans. The exact cause remains unknown....either her own immune system did the irreparable damage to the smallest airways in her lungs or she contracted some sort of virus. The doctors at Hopkins diagnosed the illness within 24 hours of seeing her and an open-lung biopsy confirmed thiri findings.
Submitted by: larry thompson, 07/03/2008 23:14:15 -
What disease did Brenda have that she needed the lung transplant? How long did it take for her to get on the transplant list and what were the qualifications?
Submitted by: Isabel Mickle , 07/03/2008 23:13:08 -
What disease did Brenda have that made it necessary for her to have a transplant? What determines if a person with lung disease would be helped by a transplant or not? If a person has lung disease can other organs be used for transplant at the time of their death?
Submitted by: Mona V. Baker, 07/03/2008 22:56:03 -
Since when do we turn to vulgarity on television by focusing on posts through the penis/urethra? I had really enjoyed the first show, but after this one, I'm not watching again! I'd never even conceived of such a thing until I heard this outlandish talk through your show, and I am totally disgusted. - This is one good Christian woman, middle aged, and finished with this program.
Submitted by: Stephanie S. Sawyer, 07/03/2008 22:54:05
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