Unidade Básica
Unidade Básica
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Unidade Básica

8.8 / 10
2016
3 seasons
24 episodes
Drama

Paulo is an experienced doctor who works at a Primary Healthcare Unit on the outskirts of São Paulo. Using unorthodox methods, he focuses on preventative medicine. His routine changes with the arrival of Laura, a recently graduated and ambitious young woman.

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A medical drama series about the daily routine of a Primary Healthcare Unit in the outskirts of São Paulo. Dr. Paulo is a very experienced family doctor who has worked in the community for years. His focus is on caring for people, engaging with their stories and seeking unconventional solutions to treat them. His life changes with the arrival of Dr. Laura, a traditional doctor who is temporarily working at the Primary Healthcare Unit and aspires to become a specialist in a private hospital. With such different backgrounds and life goals, Dr. Paulo and Dr. Laura will gradually learn from each other while dealing with the complexities of medical cases.

  • Vilma

    1.Vilma

    11-09-201630m

    Dr. Laura, newly arrived at the Primary Healthcare Unit, attends to a strange case of a patient with very high diabetes. Her relationship with Dr. Paulo begins to show signs of str...

  • Juliano

    2.Juliano

    11-09-201630m

    Juliano discovers he is HIV positive, but claims he was cured by his pastor. Dr. Laura is outraged because Juliano's wife is pregnant, and Dr. Paulo ends up resolving the problem i...

  • Sofia

    3.Sofia

    18-09-201630m

    Dr. Laura is faced with the case of a girl who has been urinating blood for more than three months. During the diagnostic investigation, some evidence emerges that makes the case e...

  • Eraldo

    4.Eraldo

    18-09-201630m

    During a vaccination campaign at the Primary Healthcare Unit, Eraldo suffers a cardiac arrest. After being discharged, Dr. Paulo agrees to follow up with him, but the doctor is uns...

  • Iná

    5.Iná

    25-09-201630m

    Dr. Laura finds herself involved in the difficult task of caring for a terminally ill patient after not having given the elderly woman much attention during her home life, since sh...

  • Demerval

    6.Demerval

    25-09-201630m

    An outbreak of leptospirosis threatens the community's residents, and Dr. Paulo tries to warn them not to follow the instructions of a local city council candidate.

  • Joel

    7.Joel

    02-10-201630m

    Joel's case is more complicated than it seems, as he is schizophrenic, aggressive, and needs help. But the Primary Healthcare Unit knows that his family depends on him financially,...

  • Paulo

    8.Paulo

    02-10-201630m

    Dr. Paulo needs to consult specialists to try and figure out what's causing his throat pain. Meanwhile, Dr. Laura might leave the Primary Healthcare Unit if she gets accepted into...

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