House
Damned If You Do
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 2004-12-14
Synopsis
When a nun comes into the clinic with swollen arms, rash, and bleeding in her palms, Dr. House's diagnosis is a bad allergy, not stigmata as she believes. House gives her an antihistamine which appears to set off an allergic attack. However, when the nun gets tachycardia from the epinephrine House gives her to treat it, Cuddy concludes he gave her ten times the appropriate dose. When House insists he gave her the proper dose, Cuddy gives him 24 hours to prove the nun has another condition before she calls the malpractice lawyers. Although House finally vindicates himself, the answer doesn't help the patient. As her condition worsens, her fellow sisters pray for her while House and his team work to discover the cause of her illness. House wonders if he misdiagnosed her situation, not realizing that her past is coming back to haunt her.
In the series
This episode is part of House (2004–2012) on Fox.
The doctor is an addict, a genius, and a middle finger to bedside manner.
Key cast
- Hugh Laurie as Gregory House
- Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson
- Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy
- Omar Epps as Eric Foreman
- Jennifer Morrison as Allison Cameron
- Jesse Spencer as Robert Chase