Doctor Reacts To Hospital Playlist | Medical K-Drama Review

Hospital Playlist (Medical KDrama) debuted in South Korea and on Netflix internationally last year (2020) and garnered a pretty devoted fanbase, so after all your requests I finally sat down and watched it. This show does a lot of things right, from not over-dramatizing intense moments to an accurate portrayal of real chest compressions! That being said, no med drama is perfect, and I found several issues, such as groups treating children, advising patients on cancer biopsies, and the ethics of performing surgery with a Darth Vader helmet on. You know medicine. Which episode should I watch next?

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[fredlee]

For the scene in 9:54
As a Korean, let me explain that it is almost a custom in Korean hospitals to continue CPR (even if there is no possibility of reviving) until the family finally accepts that the patient has passed away.

The doctors showing they did all they could is considered as showing respect for the patient and family.

[vluessky]

Koreans take their dramas seriously, they wouldn’t do medical scenes without actually studying about it and being as accurate as possible.

[Risayogi]

I'm a neurosurgery resident, and I have to say, almost all of the neurosurgocal procedures in this medical drama is accurate. Example, one patient came with amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) and bitemporal hemianopia (partial blindness of the outer half vision of both eyes). She was diagnosed with functioning pituitary macroadenoma, the neurosurgeon correctly explained to the patient why she had those symptoms, showed a real MRI with mass lesion at the pituitary, and later performed the endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, with the right instruments. Now, that is scarily accurate.

[t.tifanney.y]

In Korea, the doctor would have to do CPR until the family accepts the death because, it's a way of showing respect to the family and it's showing that they did all they can to revive them

[hfmyzto]

I'm a Korean doctor and we Koreans do biopsies whether or not the patient wants treatment. Why? Because the pathological tissue confirm of malignancy itself is meaningful to the patient in terms of national health insurance. The burden goes by 5 to 10% of the actual charge when malignancy is pathologically confirmed. The patient can take further tests and palliative treatment with lesser money. Different insurance policies make different medicine. Thanks.

[krystel]

One of the best compliments from Dr Mike would be “These are good chest compressions” . Hospital playlist is really a good medical drama

[RayMak]

It's a really really good drama!! And so amazing that you reacted to it!

[walfredlim]

In Asia, if the Doctor do not perform the CPR on the child in the show, the hospital will be sued. That's the reason why they HAVE TO PERFORM the procedures.

[veeveegem]

The actors actually had “internship”/ trainings in hospitals for months before they started shooting so they could learn the ins and outs AND they have Doctors hired on set and are present each filming day to check the accuracy of the setup and delivery of the scenes.

[karinasoch]

I don't really care if Hospital Playlist is not accurate. All I know is that, as a med student at 2am and with 3 chapters of physiology on my to do list, this drama just gives me the motivation that I need. Not forced romance, good work ethic, touching stories about saving lives and a beautiful friendship, this drama really is everything.

[sarahyulianas]

Fun fact the actress (Jeon Mido) who do the CPR perfectly said that when she do the CPR scene, she's realize that the tempo were similar to one of the series OST (song : introduce me a good person) and because she's a talented singer, she doesn't have trouble with the tempo, and while doing the CPR she's actually singing the song in her head to match the tempo 😄

[nuralizazakaria]

I'd done a 30 minutes CPR on a CKD patient who'd been clinically dead because the parents wouldn't sign the DNR paper. And when we stopped, the parents started screaming and yelling at us for killing their child - some parents just like that...

[jinjiwang]

The scene where the doctor still kept on doing CPR actually has a different meaning. The doctors fought a lot to save the child for months. They kept on telling the mother to give up already but she didn't want to. The doctor only did a cpr even though he knows she won't survive because he knew it was a closure for the mother. It was only then she can accept that they did everything they could do but her child wasn't holding on anymore. It was a tear-jerker scene.

[gg-zivk]

Character: does chest compressions
dr. Mike: incoherent screaming of pure happines

[hbinitials]

During the casting.
The director himself said this is not gonna be like a typical medical drama.
Like a saviour doctor or godly doctor comes and does miracle saves.
This is just like a normal hospital drama with doctors who have a love for music. 😁
I loved every bit of it.

[peachyl]

First of all, medical system in each countries have different details so we foreigner might not familiar with it if we judge those details based on our country system. I’m sure that HP team researched a lot before filming. They even have real doctors and nurses on-site when filming.

[glinnisyoung]

Fun fact: the actress who sings badly in this drama is actually an actress on musicals ✨ this is her first tv drama ☺️

[nesleehan]

Mike, there is one thing you need to remember when reacting to non-american shows. USA's insurance sucks and that is not how it is outside of America. There are countries around the world that has way better insurance and believe me it effects how things work a lot. The biopsy thing is an example of that. In (my country) Turkey, all and I mean ALL of the procedures are completely free. Biopsy, chemotherapy, surgery, all of it. You don't even need insurance. If you don't have it you can apply for something called a green card. If the government can confirm that you need it, you get the card and you get all-free diagnosis and treatment. If the patient does not want the treatment they have to sign some papers that basically says that the patient is completely conscious and made the choice themselves.

[butterbreaded_]

Most medical K-dramas are very accurate. They actually do research and study about it, trying to make it as real as possible. My mom is an anesthesiologist and my dad is a orthopedic doctor and they both love watching medical K-dramas because of how relatable it is. This drama also shows that doctors can be funny and playful too, not like the stereotype that doctors are always serious

If you haven’t watch it, I definitely recommend you this drama!
Also, if you like medical K-dramas, I recommend you: “Romantic Doctor” (There’s 2 reasons but I prefer the first season more) and “Doctor John”.

[Jas-tmge]

Hospital Playlist is the closest to accurate among all the medical dramas that I have watched. I'm not really into medical dramas where they shout at each other when performing surgery because that's not really what happens. Hospital Playlist really touches on important parts such as how they go about in explaining a condition and THE SURGERY SCENES ARE REALLY GREAT AND RELAXED WHICH IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.