Goose bumps, and House insists on infection
Addie's unexplained goose bumps start an argument; with no fever or white count, House keeps repeating that it's an infection and orders a lung biopsy.
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Addie can't breathe, and House is glad there's blood in the fluid
Addie crashes with fluid around her lungs; the analysis finds a trace of blood, which House happily reads as proof of infection.
Complement factor-H: House's untestable protein theory
House says Addie's body gives up mid-fight, needles Foreman to smile, and names a missing protein that would doom her and can't be tested directly.
Negative biopsy: the test that can only prove House right
The eye biopsy is negative, but House explains why a negative result doesn't count against him and asks for an MRI looking for an abscess.
Addie's headache and House's leprechaun in the colon
After Addie's brain episode, House mocks autoimmune theories and dares Foreman to trust his gut on steroids, with Cameron on the paddles.
Kidneys fail, and House is thrilled to be right
Woken from a heavy sleep, House hears Addie's kidneys failed and celebrates his diagnosis; he refuses to tell her until she confirms it.
I hate this kid. I like this kid. Fifty bucks to treat the brat
House admires a kid who beat up someone he'd already beaten, orders unusual treatment, and offers fifty dollars to whoever will treat him.
Undersized testes and the empty chair where Foreman sits
Chase and Cameron raise hypogonadism; House changes the subject on whether to replace Foreman and orders a pituitary biopsy.
Liver failure differential and the hamburger test
With his liver failing, House drills Foreman, who's distracted, then lands on Nate's recent switch from vegetarian to red meat.
Kelley-Seegmiller, and House's plan to stress the kid
A partial enzyme deficiency splits Chase and Cameron; House decides to provoke Nate until symptoms show.
What if the symptoms lied? House erases the personality
House crosses the personality symptom off the board and argues with Cameron about whether Nate is a victim or just a jerk.
Differential without records: what Castro knows
With Marina's medical records lost at sea, House reasons about what Cuban doctors would already have tried and splits the team between wife and husband.
Chase predicts House will cave; House praises Foreman
Chase says House will cave just as with Cameron; when Foreman proposes MS, House says well done and Chase sneers at the pat on the head.
Marina's arm breaks, and House takes Foreman's side
Marina's bone snaps during an exam; House backs bone cancer, mocks Cameron for crossing off infection, and Chase calls out the flattery.
God's error: House's theory for the miracle
The team calls it a cleared infection or a miracle; House asks why God gets credit and proposes a hidden congenital defect.