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Have you seen pulmonary hypertension depicted in medical dramas?
Hello, PH community!
I enjoyed this column by Anna Jeter. She writes about many of the frustrations she’s had with medical dramas in the past, and how they are often woefully inaccurate. As a patient with pulmonary hypertension, she stopped watching these shows for a long time because they tended to romanticize or dismiss the realities of living with chronic illnesses.
However, she does admire current TV hit, “The Pitt,” for its grounded depiction of healthcare workers and patients. While not perfect, it aims to portray the realities of an emergency department.
Have you seen pulmonary hypertension depicted in medical dramas? How do you feel about the portrayals you’ve seen of chronic illnesses?
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What an incredible piece from @Anna Jeter! Thanks for sharing this, Kev!
This is the third article I’ve read about the new show The Pitt, and it’s clear it’s hitting on topics other medical dramas haven’t dared to touch.
Like Anna, I binged medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and ER all through nursing school. Even now, I’ll catch a rerun, and it’s striking how none of them have accurately portrayed the reality of chronic health .
Most depictions I’ve seen are wildly inaccurate, treating chronic conditions as if they’re as simple as a common cold. They completely miss the agonizingly long ER wait times, the gamble of hitting a call light, and so many other details of the patient experience.
This is such an important conversation to have. Let’s talk about it!
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