Don't Ever Change (House episode)
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"Don't Ever Change" is the twelfth episode
of the fourth season of House
and the eighty-second episode overall. It was also the last episode to air before the mid-season break due to the writer's strike halting production.
) is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital after collapsing at her wedding. The team does an FMRI. After the scan, the patient stands to go but crashes almost immediately. As soon as Foreman puts her down into her wheelchair, she stabilizes. House has Foreman stand her up again, and she crashes, but as soon as they put her back down, she again stabilizes.
The team runs a battery of tests, but they remain puzzled. After searching the patient's home, the team discovers that she had been a music producer living in the fast lane until relatively recently. House
believes her new religious observance is a sign of altered mental state and a symptom of a disease.
After further questioning of the patient, they find out that she began to follow
Hasidic Judaism
half a year prior the incident. Even after more tests, nothing can be found, and the patient's condition continues to decline. Just as she is about to be rolled into surgery for internal bleeding
, House has an epiphany while talking with the team. House has her stand up and waits for her to crash, then presses in a spot around the lower part of her rib cage, which stabilizes her. He tries this again, then confirms that the patient has Nephroptosis
, also known as 'Floating Kidney', which caused all her symptoms.
The secondary plot revolves around House's attempt to convince Wilson
to call off his relationship with Amber Volakis, even recruiting Cuddy
to help him. It is also suggested that "Thirteen
" is bisexual by both Foreman and House himself, at different points in the episode, which "Thirteen" does not deny.
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
of the fourth season of House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and the eighty-second episode overall. It was also the last episode to air before the mid-season break due to the writer's strike halting production.
Plot
A woman (guest star Laura SilvermanLaura Silverman
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) is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital after collapsing at her wedding. The team does an FMRI. After the scan, the patient stands to go but crashes almost immediately. As soon as Foreman puts her down into her wheelchair, she stabilizes. House has Foreman stand her up again, and she crashes, but as soon as they put her back down, she again stabilizes.
The team runs a battery of tests, but they remain puzzled. After searching the patient's home, the team discovers that she had been a music producer living in the fast lane until relatively recently. House
Gregory House
Gregory House, M.D., or simply referred to as House, is a fictional antihero and title character of the American television series House, played by Hugh Laurie. He is the Chief of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where he leads a team of diagnosticians...
believes her new religious observance is a sign of altered mental state and a symptom of a disease.
After further questioning of the patient, they find out that she began to follow
Baal teshuva
Baal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "repentant", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
half a year prior the incident. Even after more tests, nothing can be found, and the patient's condition continues to decline. Just as she is about to be rolled into surgery for internal bleeding
Internal bleeding
Internal bleeding is bleeding occurring inside the body. It can be a serious medical emergency depending on where it occurs , and can potentially cause death and cardiac arrest if proper medical treatment is not received quickly....
, House has an epiphany while talking with the team. House has her stand up and waits for her to crash, then presses in a spot around the lower part of her rib cage, which stabilizes her. He tries this again, then confirms that the patient has Nephroptosis
Nephroptosis
Nephroptosis is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up. It is more common in women than in men. It has been one of the most controversial conditions among doctors in both its diagnosis and its treatments.-Symptoms:Nephroptosis is...
, also known as 'Floating Kidney', which caused all her symptoms.
The secondary plot revolves around House's attempt to convince Wilson
James Wilson (House)
James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of the show. Wilson is Dr. House's only true friend,...
to call off his relationship with Amber Volakis, even recruiting Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy
Dr. Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She also becomes House's love interest through the...
to help him. It is also suggested that "Thirteen
Thirteen (House)
Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House, portrayed by Olivia Wilde. She is part of the new diagnostic team assembled by Dr. Gregory House after the disbanding of his previous team in the third season finale...
" is bisexual by both Foreman and House himself, at different points in the episode, which "Thirteen" does not deny.