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Season 6, Episode 5

6 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Brain aneurysm

BradycardiaCardiac arrestTooth painLoss of bowel control

Hereditary intracranial berry aneurysm forms in the brain stem and presses on nerves controlling heart rate and other autonomic functions. As the patient ages, it enlarges until it stops signals from brain to heart, causing apparent cardiac death. The condition is inherited across four generations (great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and patient), all dying around age 40 from presumed heart problems.

House — S06E05Patient: Donny Compson

Also known as: Brain aneurysm

Donny's 10-year-old son Michael is discovered to have inherited the same intracranial berry aneurysm. He requires preventive brain surgery to avoid the same fate as his father and previous generations.

House — S06E05Patient: Michael

Also known as: Head laceration

Donny sustains a severe concussion from falling 30 feet during a police chase at the episode's opening. This is the initial reason for hospitalization.

House — S06E05Patient: Donny Compson
Pneumothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Donny presents with a collapsed lung from his 30-foot fall during the police chase, requiring hospitalization.

House — S06E05Patient: Donny Compson
Fracturesupporting

Also known as: Broken arm

Donny sustains two broken bones from his 30-foot fall during a police chase, part of his initial trauma presentation.

House — S06E05Patient: Donny Compson

Also known as: PTSD

Panic attacksSleep disturbanceLying to spouse

Chase exhibits severe anxiety symptoms including panic attacks, avoidance of the ICU where Dibala died, sleep disturbance, and psychological distress following his killing of Dibala. He experiences intrusive thoughts, drinks heavily, and lies to his wife Cameron about his psychological state throughout the episode.

House — S06E05Patient: Robert Chase
Recurring storyline