

They realize he can’t be intubated, and the team has to perform a tracheotomy. Soon after, the patient stops breathing again.

Foreman suggests Lupus again, but House brushes it off because the symptom repoints to heavy metal poisoning. House is still convinced that it is heavy metals and tells the team to start treating him for lead poisoning but also agrees to let the unit run tests for food allergies.ĭuring the scratch test, the patient's feet start hurting severely during the allergy tests. There is no other source of heavy metals, and all the tests are negative. House wants to know what type of ant they are and rules them out as a source. All Foreman can find is that there are ants in the house. They start talking about exposure sources for lead, ruling out the possibility that the patient was poisoned by lead-glazed ceramics while on vacation.įoreman and Cameron go to the patient's house and start testing and asking the wife questions. They discuss their respective eating habits. Wilson has found an apartment he can move into the following Monday. House comes home to Wilson eating a meal. House orders a medical history, an environmental scan of the home, and blood tests for mercury, lead and arsenic. However, the source of exposure is still a mystery. House believes heavy metal poisoning is the only thing that could cause both symptoms. Cameron is forced to join the others in the men's room because he needs an allergy consult. Foreman suggests Lupus, and Chase suggests a food allergy. House continues a new differential for the lung scarring and the rash while he heads into the men's room. House adopts a waiting attitude and is right - the patient starts getting an unbearable itch. The tests show interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, but the team can't find the cause. The wife puts down failed relationships to people who cover who they are during dating. House tells them to make sure that the patients lungs are all right.Ĭameron tests the patient's lungs and talks to the wife about their sex life. Cameron says the patient and his wife are very open about their lives, but House is doubtful and automatically assumes they are miserable - he bets $100, and Cameron takes the bet. The couple admits they were engaged in sex play at the time of the attack.įoreman thinks it might be neck trauma, but there is no sign of it. House where Cameron does the intake examination. Wilson is upset by the request but tells House he should be out the next day.Īfter visiting several doctors who quickly rule out allergies or a panic attack, the patient is referred to Dr. House confronts Wilson and asks him to move out of 221B Baker Street. Meanwhile, House is awoken by Wilson blow-drying his hair. While doing a rape roleplay with his wife, a man starts choking and turning blue from a swollen tongue.
