Also known as: SMA
Patient with pre-existing SMA develops new acute symptoms that the teams initially attribute to his baseline condition but ultimately prove to be a separate parasitic infection. His underlying SMA complicates the diagnostic process.
Also known as: Threadworm infection
The actual diagnosis causing the patient's acute symptoms including fainting and choking. Contracted during trip to Thailand. Patient dies because his service dog consumed the ivermectin treatment pills, preventing him from receiving proper treatment.
The patient's service dog, an English Shepherd with the MDR-1 gene, ingested the ivermectin pills meant for the patient and died from the toxicity. This prevented the patient from receiving treatment for his strongyloides infection.
Also known as: Kidney failure
Patient's kidneys failed to filter CT contrast dye, causing his blood to turn green. This was a complication of the untreated strongyloides infection stressing his already compromised system.
Also known as: Pneumonia from inhaling vomit
Patient developed choking and aspiration due to parasitic infection affecting his swallowing, leading to progressive pneumonia that ultimately contributed to his death.
Also known as: Fainting
Recurrent fainting episodes were one of the presenting symptoms caused by the strongyloides infection. The team initially tested this with a tilt table test.
Foreman's differential diagnosis for a female patient with fever, lung infiltrates, liver failure, and high lactic acidosis. He argues aggressively for this diagnosis over infection, but ultimately it proves to be infection and he is fired for his risky call despite being right.
Also known as: Electrocution
House deliberately electrocutes himself by sticking a knife in a wall socket to experience near-death, inspired by a patient who described a transcendent experience after clinical death. He suffers cardiac arrest and severe burns.
Also known as: Heart stopped
House's heart stopped for nearly a minute following his self-inflicted electrocution. Amber successfully resuscitated him.
Also known as: Suicide attempt
A patient who was clinically dead for 97 seconds after a car crash and had a transcendent near-death experience. Wilson evaluates him for suicide risk after he electrocutes himself trying to recreate the experience. The patient later dies from complications.