- For the argument pattern, see Damned if you do, damned if you don't. A dilemma (Greek δί-λημμα "double proposition " is a Problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities of which none are practically
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| Episode no. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 | HOU-105 |
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| Airdate | December 14, 2004 |
| Writer(s) | Sara B. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cooper |
| Director(s) | Peter Medak |
| Guest star(s) | Elizabeth Mitchell as Sister Augustine |
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Damned If You Do is the fifth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 14, 2004. Peter Medak (born December 23, 1937) is a Hungarian-born Film director of British and American Elizabeth Mitchell may refer to Elizabeth Mitchell (actress (b House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Pilot " is the first episode of the television series House. Paternity is the second episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on November 23, 2004. " Occam's Razor " is the third episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on November 30 2004 Maternity is the fourth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 7, 2004. The Socratic Method is the sixth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 21, 2004. Fidelity is the seventh episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 28, 2004. Poison is the eighth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on January 25, 2005. " DNR " (short for Do not resuscitate) is the 9th episode in the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network Histories is the tenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 8, 2005. Detox is the eleventh episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 15, 2005. Sports Medicine is the twelfth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 22, 2005. Cursed is the thirteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 1, 2005. Control is the fourteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 15, 2005. Mob Rules is the fifteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 22, 2005. Heavy is the sixteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 29, 2005. Role Model is the seventeenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on April 12, 2005. Babies & Bathwater is the eighteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on April 19, 2005 Kids is the nineteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 3, 2005. Love Hurts is the twentieth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 10, 2005. " Three Stories " is the twenty-first episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 17, 2005 Honeymoon is the twenty-second and final episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 24, 2005 The following is an episode list for the medical drama series '''House'''. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The title refers to a common saying, "damned if you do, damned if you don't", that no matter what you do, you're in the wrong. A dilemma (Greek δί-λημμα "double proposition " is a Problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities of which none are practically Dr. House's approach raises questions when he treats a nun for what he believes to be an allergy, and accidentally almost kills her. House must prove that he did not make an almost fatal mistake before the nun dies.
Plot
House’s new patient, Sister Augustine (Elizabeth Mitchell), has hands red with boils. Elizabeth Mitchell may refer to Elizabeth Mitchell (actress (b While her fellow nuns suspect stigmata, House suspects dermatitis brought on by an allergic reaction to dish soap. Stigmata are bodily marks sores or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the Crucifixion wounds of Jesus. Allergy is a disorder of the Immune system often also referred to as Atopy. He gives her an antihistamine, suggests over-the-counter cortisone cream and sends the good Sister on her way. A histamine antagonist is an agent which serves to inhibit the release or action of Histamine. Unfortunately, the antihistamine leaves Sister Augustine gasping for air. House believes it is an asthma attack caused by an allergic reaction to the pill. He administers epinephrine, but soon after notices a rapid heartbeat and calls for a nurse. A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically
Dr. Cuddy is certain that House made a mistake and maybe gave the nun the wrong dosage. Cuddy will have to notify hospital attorneys within 24 hours if House can’t find an underlying cause for the heart failure. He runs his team through possible explanations. Cameron wonders if it is a disease that gives patients only five years to live with treatment. Foreman goes the easier route -- House merely messed up.
Sister Augustine goes into CT, but inside the tube she becomes frantic about a smell. The doctors cancel the test and Sister Augustine screams that Jesus is coming for her. Suddenly, she suffers convulsions. Foreman notices a rash appear on the Sister’s leg as he’s holding her down. He finds out that the nun tested positive for herpetic encephalitis which causes a weakened immune system. An immune system is a collection of mechanisms within an Organism that protects against Disease by identifying and killing Pathogens and Tumor This same symptom can be triggered by the medicine House gave her earlier. The group tries to figure out other possible causes.
House then believes that the nun may have mixed connective tissue disease. In Medicine, mixed connective tissue disease, commonly Abbreviated as MCTD, is a serious Autoimmune disease, in which the body's defense The treatment for that disease is prednisone, which is what caused these problems in the first place. Prednisone is a synthetic Corticosteroid drug that is usually taken orally but can be delivered by Intramuscular injection and can be used for a great number House recommends a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, but Foreman is concerned that will make things even worse. Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT is the medical use of Oxygen at a higher than Atmospheric pressure. Foreman goes to Cuddy and she becomes alarmed at the rash hyperbaric treatment. Cuddy pulls House off Sister Augustine’s case.
Cuddy meets with Cameron, Foreman and Chase to discuss potential treatments. House, meanwhile, asks Chase if Sister Augustine is hiding something. Chase suggests talking to the Mother Superior, and House pays a visit to the convent. Mother Superior discusses Augustine’s troubled past as a foster child and the woman’s self-aborted pregnancy. That doesn’t interest House, but the tasty tea that the convent serves does.
It is figwort tea, which House claims when mixed with even the smallest level of epinephrine causes instant cardiac arrest. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of Flowering plants The plants are annual or perennial herbs with Zygomorphic (rarely A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of House was correct all along. However, there is some allergy still lurking that has gone untreated for so long that it has manifested into a monster. House decides to introduce various allergens until one causes a reaction. Sister Augustine is placed into a hypoallergenic room but still goes into convulsions. Hypoallergenic is a term coined by advertisers (based on the Greek prefix Hypo meaning "below normal" or "slightly" and first used in a cosmetics An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical Neuronal activity and is usually self-limiting The doctors are baffled. What in this sterile environment could make a person react so violently?
Sister Augustine decides that God wants to take her, so she requests to go back to the convent. House yells at her for constantly running away from her problems. Sister Augustine mentions that she has God inside her, which gives House a revelation. Examining x-rays, the doctors find a copper cross IUD inside Sister Augustine’s uterus; she is allergic to copper, which also explains the initial dermatitis (caused by some recently donated copper pots and pans she had been washing. An intrauterine device ( intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the Uterus) is a Birth control device placed ) Surgical extraction of the IUD allows the nun's full recovery.
External links
- FOX.com-House official site
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- House M.D. Guide
- Medical Reviews of House: Damned If You Do
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