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{{dialogue a-b-a|House|Is Wilson going to be in trouble?|Cuddy|For betraying my trust in a vulnerable time? No! Why would that bother me?|He was worried. You made a bad choice. It’s not a big deal. It seems like crap, you probably feel like crap, but it’s not. Legally, you haven’t adopted her yet, there’s no obligations, no strings, it can be undone tomorrow. Emotionally, you’ll feel guilty for a while but the kid, she won’t even know you existed.|Big Baby}}
   
 
'''Big Baby''' is a fifth season episode of ''House'' which first aired on January 26, 2009.
 
'''Big Baby''' is a fifth season episode of ''House'' which first aired on January 26, 2009.
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==Recap==
 
==Recap==
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A teacher suddenly starts [[bleeding]] from her [[mouth]] and collapses on the floor.
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A [[Sarah|special needs teacher]] suddenly starts [[bleeding]] from her [[mouth]] and collapses on the floor.
   
 
[[Allison Cameron|Cameron]] brings the teacher's file to House and simultaneously tells him that she's now Cuddy's deputy when [[Lisa Cuddy|Cuddy]] is not there.
 
[[Allison Cameron|Cameron]] brings the teacher's file to House and simultaneously tells him that she's now Cuddy's deputy when [[Lisa Cuddy|Cuddy]] is not there.
   
The patient is a 29 year old special education teacher. [[Eric Foreman|Foreman]] is bemused that Cameron now has authority over House. When Foreman and [[Remy Hadley|Thirteen]] start disagreeing over the diagnosis, he soon guesses that they are having a relationship. They confirm it. House orders a [[bleeding time test]].
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The patient is a 29 year old special education teacher. [[Eric Foreman|Foreman]] is bemused that Cameron now has authority over House. When Foreman and [[Remy Hadley|Thirteen]] start disagreeing over the diagnosis, House soon guesses that they are having a relationship. They confirm it. House orders a [[bleeding time test]].
   
[[Lawrence Kutner|Kutner]] and Thirteen do the test and hear about the patient's work. They tell her to answer House's questions with simple yes or no responses.
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[[Lawrence Kutner|Kutner]] and Thirteen do the test and hear about the patient's work. They tell her to answer House's questions with simple yes or no responses. The test shows that the patient’s blood isn’t [[clot]]ting properly
   
[[James Wilson|Wilson]] is visiting Cuddy and the baby. Cuddy is worried she's not attaching emotionally to the baby. However, she assures Wilson she is doing everything the baby needs.
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[[James Wilson|Wilson]] is visiting Cuddy and [[Rachel Cuddy|her baby]]. Cuddy is worried she's not attaching emotionally to the baby. However, she assures Wilson she is doing everything the baby needs.
   
The patient's [[platelets]] are misshapen, which explains why the blood isn't clotting properly. House wants to do total body [[radiation therapy|irradiation]], but Kutner tells him that he's being premature. House goes to Cameron to get permission. Surprisingly, Cameron agrees. House then requests oral sex. He goes back to the team and tells them he's not going to do the irradiation - it was a test of Cameron. However, now if he doesn't do it, he looks manipulative. House orders a double dose of [[methytrexate]] and the addition of [[steroids]].
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The patient's [[platelets]] are misshapen, which explains why the blood isn't clotting properly. House wants to do total body [[radiation therapy|irradiation]], but Kutner tells him that he's being premature. House goes to Cameron to get permission. Surprisingly, Cameron agrees. House then requests oral sex. He goes back to the team and tells them he's not going to do the irradiation - it was a test of Cameron. However, now if he doesn't do it, he looks manipulative. Thirteen suggests they merely take the patient down to the radiation lab, but don’t give her radiation. House agrees orders a double dose of [[methytrexate]] and the addition of [[prednesone]].
   
 
Foreman talks to [[Robert Chase|Chase]] about Thirteen being on the placebo. He wants to put her on the real drug. Chase tells him he's being an idiot.
 
Foreman talks to [[Robert Chase|Chase]] about Thirteen being on the placebo. He wants to put her on the real drug. Chase tells him he's being an idiot.
   
[[Chris Taub|Taub]] and Thirteen do a fake radiological procedure on the patient. However, when the patient gets up for a bathroom break, she collapses and goes into [[cardiac arrest]]. They manage to get her heart beating again.
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[[Chris Taub|Taub]] and Thirteen do a fake radiological procedure on the patient. However, when the patient gets up for a bathroom break, she collapses and goes into [[cardiac arrest]]. They manage to get her heart beating again, but her collapse shows it isn’t what they thought it wasl
   
They can't find any problem with her [[heart]]. House wants to know why she wanted to get up to [[urine|urinate]] during a procedure. They think it might be agglutination from exposure to low temperatures. He orders an ice bath.
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They can't find any problem with her [[heart]]. House wants to know why she wanted to get up to [[urine|urinate]] during a procedure. Thirteen think it might be [[agglutination]] from exposure to low temperatures. House orders an ice bath, but they need Cameron‘s approval because of the danger of another cardiac arrest.
   
Cuddy confronts Cameron about approving the irradiation. Cameron agreed because House was bluffing and it was the only way to keep him under control. House comes in and lets Cuddy know that Wilson told him about her doubts about the baby. House reports to the team that Cameron only approved the cold water bath after they do a blood test to confirm.
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Cuddy confronts Cameron about approving the irradiation. Cameron agreed because House was bluffing and it was the only way to keep him under control. House comes in and lets Cuddy know that Wilson told him about her doubts about the baby and seeks approval from Cameron for the ice bath. House comes back and reports to the team that Cameron only approved the cold water bath after they do a blood test to confirm. Foreman thinks Cameron is playing with House.
   
Kutner goes to draw blood and finds one of the patient's [[autism|autistic]] students and his mother there. Kutner lets them stay if they are discreet.
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Kutner goes to draw blood and finds one of the patient's [[autism|autistic]] [[Johnny|students]] and [[Tammy|his mother]] there. Kutner lets them stay if they are discreet.
   
The blood test is positive and they plan the ice bath.
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Thirteen thinks she’s on the real Huntington’s drug because her test results are higher. The blood test is positive and they plan the ice bath.
   
 
Foreman goes to see Cameron about Thirteen. The minute he walks in she tells him not to be an idiot.
 
Foreman goes to see Cameron about Thirteen. The minute he walks in she tells him not to be an idiot.
   
Cameron tells House to be present during the procedure. The patient is suffering during the bath, but she keeps talking about her job and how she changed her career plans after visiting a special ed class. However, the patient breezes through the ice bath test, but House thinks she has [[brain]] damage.
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Cameron tells House to be present during the ice bath. The patient is suffering during the bath, but she keeps talking about her job and how she changed her career plans after visiting a special ed class. The patient breezes through the ice bath test, but House thinks she has [[brain]] damage because she told a story about mixing up room numbers.
   
House points to the patient's inability to remember to urinate before a procedure and mixing up numbers is a sign of a specific type of brain damage related to [[multiple sclerosis]]. Kutner wants to to an [[ERCP]] before trying a brain [[biopsy]]. Kutner and House go to Cameron to argue about it. She tells House to do an [[MRI]] to confirm before doing a brain biopsy. House is still incensed and tries to force Cameron to make a definitive decision, but she insists on the MRI.
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House points to the patient's inability to remember to urinate before a procedure and mixing up numbers is a sign of a specific type of brain damage related to [[multiple sclerosis]]. Foreman thinks House thinks the patient has brain damage because she’s so nice and altruistic. Kutner wants to to an [[ERCP]] before trying a brain [[biopsy]] because he thinks it is a [[pancreas|pancreatic]] [[tumor]]. Kutner and House go to Cameron to argue about it. Cameron agrees it is a [[brain]] problem, but she tells House to do an [[MRI]] to confirm before doing a brain biopsy. House is still incensed and tries to force Cameron to make a definitive decision, but she insists on the MRI.
   
 
Cuddy goes to Wilson about House saying she should give the baby back. She doesn't really want to go home with the baby.
 
Cuddy goes to Wilson about House saying she should give the baby back. She doesn't really want to go home with the baby.
   
The MRI is clean. House orders the ERCP to check the patient's [[pancreas]].
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The MRI is clean. House orders the ERCP to check the patient's pancreas.
   
Foreman talks to House about switching Thirteen from the placebo. House points out that he's balancing a few better years at the risk of his medical career. Foreman reluctantly agrees. However, as Foreman leaves, House points out that people do stupid things for the people they love.
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Foreman talks to House about switching Thirteen from the placebo. House points out that he's balancing a few better years for Thirteen at the risk of his medical career. Foreman reluctantly agrees. However, as Foreman leaves, House points out that people do stupid things for the people they love.
   
The patient's [[blood oxygen]] level starts to drop as her [[lungs]] deteriorate, showing that House was probably right about multiple sclerosis.
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The ERCP is normal, but they spot a problem in the patient’s lungs. The patient's [[blood oxygen]] level starts to drop as her [[lungs]] deteriorate, showing that House was probably right about multiple sclerosis.
   
However, House agrees that the lack of indication on the MRI points to something other than multiple sclerosis. He wants to remove the patient's [[skull]]. Kutner objects and goes to do an [[endoscope|endoscopic]] [[ultrasound]]. House tries to get permission from Cameron, but she wants some indication that he's right.
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However, House agrees that the lack of indication on the MRI points to something other than multiple sclerosis. He wants to remove the patient's [[skull]] and do a [[nerve conduction study]]. Kutner objects and goes to do an [[endoscope|endoscopic]] [[ultrasound]] to see if he can‘t find the pancreatic tumor. House tries to get permission from Cameron, who already knows he wants to cut off the patient‘s skull, but she wants some indication that he's right. House says that Cuddy will be impressed, but the patient will probably be dead within a week.
   
Foreman and Thirteen do an environmental scan of the classroom. Thirteen says she wants to have children.
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Foreman and Thirteen do an [[environmental scan]] of the classroom. Thirteen says she wants to have children.
   
Wilson brings a gift to Cuddy - a picture of her baby as she will appear at age 18. He tells her that althought it may seem pointless now, there are lots of other things a parent will do. When Cuddy offers to pay for the picture, Wilson admits it's the one that came with the frame.
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Wilson brings a gift to Cuddy - a picture of her baby as she will appear at age 18. He tells her that although it may seem pointless now, there are lots of other things a parent can do. When Cuddy offers to pay for the picture, Wilson admits it's the one that came with the frame.
   
House tries to fake a viral infection to get Cameron to approve the procedure, but she sees through it. Kutner couldn't find anything wrong with the pancreas. Cameron finally agrees to let House look inside the patient's brain. Kutner can't believe Cameron said yes, and he still has theories.
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House tries to fake a [[virus|viral]] [[infection]] to get Cameron to approve the procedure to remove the skull, but she sees through it. Kutner couldn't find anything wrong with the pancreas. Cameron finally agrees. Kutner can't believe Cameron said yes, and he still has theories.
   
They start the procedure with the patient being conscious throughout. Cuddy calls to try to stop the procedure, but Cameron is assisting. Cuddy's baby starts crying and the patient starts getting annoyed. The patient's [[blood pressure]] starts to drop. House wants to know why the baby's crying is the only thing that annoys the patient. Cuddy pleads with the baby to stop crying and she quickly does. The patient calms down too.
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They start the procedure with the patient being conscious throughout. Kutner calls Cuddy and Cuddy calls to try to stop the procedure by phone, but Cameron is assisting. Cuddy's baby starts crying and the patient starts getting annoyed. The patient's [[blood pressure]] starts to drop. House wants to know why the baby's crying is the only thing that annoys the patient. Cameron goes to stop the procedure. Cuddy pleads with the baby to stop crying and she quickly does. The patient calms down too.
   
Kutner wants to remove the patient's [[spleen]], but they can't put her under [[anasthesia|anesthesia]] until the previous anesthetic clears. House wonders why she was so annoyed about the crying baby.
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Kutner wants to remove the patient's [[spleen]], but they can't put her under [[anasthesia|anesthesia]] until the previous anesthetic clears. The patient’s blood pressure is still low. House wonders the patient was so annoyed about the crying baby when nothing else seems to annoy her. In addition, the lower blood pressure should have made her lightheaded, not annoyed.
   
Cuddy comes in to tell House she connected with the baby. She hands Rachel over to him to hold and Rachel spits on him. House talks about the evolutionary imperatives for babies and suddenly thinks of something. House goes in to see the patient and tells her she has a [[patent ductus arteriosus]], a congenital heart defect which makes her calmer when her blood pressure rises and upset when her blood pressure drops.
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Cuddy comes in to tell House she connected with the baby. She hands the baby over to him to hold and the baby spits on him. House talks about the evolutionary imperatives for babies and suddenly thinks of something. House goes in to see the patient and tells her she has a [[patent ductus arteriosus]], a [[congenital]] heart defect which makes her calmer when her blood pressure rises and upset when her blood pressure drops. He confirms with [[ultrasound]]. It explains her bleeding and why the left side of her brain seems to lack blood at times. It can be fixed with [[surgery]].
   
Cameron goes to Cuddy to ask to be relieved of her supervisory duties over House.
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Cameron goes to visit Cuddy and the baby. Cuddy tells her how well she did, but Cameron asks to be relieved of her supervisory duties over House. She says she is too ready to say yes to House, and anyone else who supervises him would say no. Cuddy appears to be the only one who can balance House’s craziness.
   
The patient's student visits and spills stuff on her, but she doesn't get upset.
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The patient's autistic student visits and spills stuff on her, but she doesn't get upset.
   
Foreman switches Thirteen's medicine.
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Foreman switches out Thirteen's placebo with the active drug.
   
 
Cuddy deals with her life as a busy parent, leaving the baby even when she's crying.
 
Cuddy deals with her life as a busy parent, leaving the baby even when she's crying.
   
 
== Major Events ==
 
== Major Events ==
* Foreman confirms that he's going out with Thirteen.
 
   
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* Foreman and Thirteen confirm that they‘re dating.
* Cameron takes over some of Cuddy's duties, one of which involves babysitting House.
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* Cameron takes over some of Cuddy's duties, one of which involves supervising House, but it only lasts for one case.
 
* Cuddy goes back to work after leaving Rachel with a nanny.
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==Zebra Factor 3/10==
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Patent ductus arteriosus is not terribly uncommon. It happens in about 1 out of every 2,000 people. However, in most cases, the defect is diagnosed in childhood. Rarely does a person live into adulthood without showing the obvious symptoms of the condition.
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==Trivia & Cultural References==
   
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*House’s reference to his mentor “Old Ben” is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi] from Star Wars. Luke Skywalker calls Obi-Wan “Old Ben” as that’s the name he went by while Luke was growing up.
* Cuddy goes back to work after leaving Rachel with a babysitter.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 03:46, 10 March 2011

Season Five Episodes:

  1. Dying Changes Everything
  2. Not Cancer
  3. Adverse Events
  4. Birthmarks
  5. Lucky Thirteen
  6. Joy
  7. The Itch
  8. Emancipation
  9. Last Resort
  10. Let Them Eat Cake
  11. Joy to the World
  12. Painless
  13. Big Baby
  14. The Greater Good
  15. Unfaithful
  16. The Softer Side
  17. The Social Contract
  18. Here Kitty
  19. Locked In
  20. Simple Explanation
  21. Saviors
  22. House Divided
  23. Under My Skin
  24. Both Sides Now

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House: "Is Wilson going to be in trouble?"
Cuddy: "For betraying my trust in a vulnerable time? No! Why would that bother me?"
House: "He was worried. You made a bad choice. It’s not a big deal. It seems like crap, you probably feel like crap, but it’s not. Legally, you haven’t adopted her yet, there’s no obligations, no strings, it can be undone tomorrow. Emotionally, you’ll feel guilty for a while but the kid, she won’t even know you existed."
— Big Baby

Big Baby is a fifth season episode of House which first aired on January 26, 2009.

When Cuddy decides to spend more time caring her baby, she hands some of her day-to-day responsibilities to Cameron. One of them is supervising House, whose patient is a very nice special-education teacher who collapsed in class. House doesn't think that her niceness is a good thing. Meanwhile, Foreman must make a critical decision regarding Thirteen's participation in the Huntington's drug trial.

Recap

A special needs teacher suddenly starts bleeding from her mouth and collapses on the floor.

Cameron brings the teacher's file to House and simultaneously tells him that she's now Cuddy's deputy when Cuddy is not there.

The patient is a 29 year old special education teacher. Foreman is bemused that Cameron now has authority over House. When Foreman and Thirteen start disagreeing over the diagnosis, House soon guesses that they are having a relationship. They confirm it. House orders a bleeding time test.

Kutner and Thirteen do the test and hear about the patient's work. They tell her to answer House's questions with simple yes or no responses. The test shows that the patient’s blood isn’t clotting properly

Wilson is visiting Cuddy and her baby. Cuddy is worried she's not attaching emotionally to the baby. However, she assures Wilson she is doing everything the baby needs.

The patient's platelets are misshapen, which explains why the blood isn't clotting properly. House wants to do total body irradiation, but Kutner tells him that he's being premature. House goes to Cameron to get permission. Surprisingly, Cameron agrees. House then requests oral sex. He goes back to the team and tells them he's not going to do the irradiation - it was a test of Cameron. However, now if he doesn't do it, he looks manipulative. Thirteen suggests they merely take the patient down to the radiation lab, but don’t give her radiation. House agrees orders a double dose of methytrexate and the addition of prednesone.

Foreman talks to Chase about Thirteen being on the placebo. He wants to put her on the real drug. Chase tells him he's being an idiot.

Taub and Thirteen do a fake radiological procedure on the patient. However, when the patient gets up for a bathroom break, she collapses and goes into cardiac arrest. They manage to get her heart beating again, but her collapse shows it isn’t what they thought it wasl

They can't find any problem with her heart. House wants to know why she wanted to get up to urinate during a procedure. Thirteen think it might be agglutination from exposure to low temperatures. House orders an ice bath, but they need Cameron‘s approval because of the danger of another cardiac arrest.

Cuddy confronts Cameron about approving the irradiation. Cameron agreed because House was bluffing and it was the only way to keep him under control. House comes in and lets Cuddy know that Wilson told him about her doubts about the baby and seeks approval from Cameron for the ice bath. House comes back and reports to the team that Cameron only approved the cold water bath after they do a blood test to confirm. Foreman thinks Cameron is playing with House.

Kutner goes to draw blood and finds one of the patient's autistic students and his mother there. Kutner lets them stay if they are discreet.

Thirteen thinks she’s on the real Huntington’s drug because her test results are higher. The blood test is positive and they plan the ice bath.

Foreman goes to see Cameron about Thirteen. The minute he walks in she tells him not to be an idiot.

Cameron tells House to be present during the ice bath. The patient is suffering during the bath, but she keeps talking about her job and how she changed her career plans after visiting a special ed class. The patient breezes through the ice bath test, but House thinks she has brain damage because she told a story about mixing up room numbers.

House points to the patient's inability to remember to urinate before a procedure and mixing up numbers is a sign of a specific type of brain damage related to multiple sclerosis. Foreman thinks House thinks the patient has brain damage because she’s so nice and altruistic. Kutner wants to to an ERCP before trying a brain biopsy because he thinks it is a pancreatic tumor. Kutner and House go to Cameron to argue about it. Cameron agrees it is a brain problem, but she tells House to do an MRI to confirm before doing a brain biopsy. House is still incensed and tries to force Cameron to make a definitive decision, but she insists on the MRI.

Cuddy goes to Wilson about House saying she should give the baby back. She doesn't really want to go home with the baby.

The MRI is clean. House orders the ERCP to check the patient's pancreas.

Foreman talks to House about switching Thirteen from the placebo. House points out that he's balancing a few better years for Thirteen at the risk of his medical career. Foreman reluctantly agrees. However, as Foreman leaves, House points out that people do stupid things for the people they love.

The ERCP is normal, but they spot a problem in the patient’s lungs. The patient's blood oxygen level starts to drop as her lungs deteriorate, showing that House was probably right about multiple sclerosis.

However, House agrees that the lack of indication on the MRI points to something other than multiple sclerosis. He wants to remove the patient's skull and do a nerve conduction study. Kutner objects and goes to do an endoscopic ultrasound to see if he can‘t find the pancreatic tumor. House tries to get permission from Cameron, who already knows he wants to cut off the patient‘s skull, but she wants some indication that he's right. House says that Cuddy will be impressed, but the patient will probably be dead within a week.

Foreman and Thirteen do an environmental scan of the classroom. Thirteen says she wants to have children.

Wilson brings a gift to Cuddy - a picture of her baby as she will appear at age 18. He tells her that although it may seem pointless now, there are lots of other things a parent can do. When Cuddy offers to pay for the picture, Wilson admits it's the one that came with the frame.

House tries to fake a viral infection to get Cameron to approve the procedure to remove the skull, but she sees through it. Kutner couldn't find anything wrong with the pancreas. Cameron finally agrees. Kutner can't believe Cameron said yes, and he still has theories.

They start the procedure with the patient being conscious throughout. Kutner calls Cuddy and Cuddy calls to try to stop the procedure by phone, but Cameron is assisting. Cuddy's baby starts crying and the patient starts getting annoyed. The patient's blood pressure starts to drop. House wants to know why the baby's crying is the only thing that annoys the patient. Cameron goes to stop the procedure. Cuddy pleads with the baby to stop crying and she quickly does. The patient calms down too.

Kutner wants to remove the patient's spleen, but they can't put her under anesthesia until the previous anesthetic clears. The patient’s blood pressure is still low. House wonders the patient was so annoyed about the crying baby when nothing else seems to annoy her. In addition, the lower blood pressure should have made her lightheaded, not annoyed.

Cuddy comes in to tell House she connected with the baby. She hands the baby over to him to hold and the baby spits on him. House talks about the evolutionary imperatives for babies and suddenly thinks of something. House goes in to see the patient and tells her she has a patent ductus arteriosus, a congenital heart defect which makes her calmer when her blood pressure rises and upset when her blood pressure drops. He confirms with ultrasound. It explains her bleeding and why the left side of her brain seems to lack blood at times. It can be fixed with surgery.

Cameron goes to visit Cuddy and the baby. Cuddy tells her how well she did, but Cameron asks to be relieved of her supervisory duties over House. She says she is too ready to say yes to House, and anyone else who supervises him would say no. Cuddy appears to be the only one who can balance House’s craziness.

The patient's autistic student visits and spills stuff on her, but she doesn't get upset.

Foreman switches out Thirteen's placebo with the active drug.

Cuddy deals with her life as a busy parent, leaving the baby even when she's crying.

Major Events

  • Foreman and Thirteen confirm that they‘re dating.
  • Cameron takes over some of Cuddy's duties, one of which involves supervising House, but it only lasts for one case.
  • Cuddy goes back to work after leaving Rachel with a nanny.

Zebra Factor 3/10

Patent ductus arteriosus is not terribly uncommon. It happens in about 1 out of every 2,000 people. However, in most cases, the defect is diagnosed in childhood. Rarely does a person live into adulthood without showing the obvious symptoms of the condition.

Trivia & Cultural References

  • House’s reference to his mentor “Old Ben” is Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars. Luke Skywalker calls Obi-Wan “Old Ben” as that’s the name he went by while Luke was growing up.


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