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Season 1  "Maternity"  1x4

Aired 20 years ago - Dec 07, 2004

When a virus is spreading among the hospital, infecting six babies, House and his team must make decisions that could compromise the lives of the babies.

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Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 1
Exhibit B: Baby Boy Hausen.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 2
It means that some random doctor of indeterminate skill thinks that the patient's bowel is obstructed.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 3
You're finding a cluster because you think it's interesting to find a cluster.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 4
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 5
This imaginary infection has spread to the next floor?
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 6
Yes. I am very sorry. Why are you doing this?
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 7
- That'll take months. - Needle in a haystack.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 8
V.R.E.? "H" flu.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 9
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 10
so we're starting them on the strongest antibiotics that we've got,
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 11
Your son was born healthy.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 12
No.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 13
We have an epidemic in this hospital, and your tie is becoming a petri dish.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 14
They name it, dress it up in tiny clothes, arrange playdates with other parasites.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 15
Please, me and my husband wanted to have a kid soon,
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 16
And the urine tests show no casts.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 17
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Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 19
- On adults, with their consent. - Fine. I'll get the parents' consent.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 20
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 21
Vancomycin is the best treatment for MRSA, so we're gonna keep giving it to her.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 22
What did you tell them? I told them the truth.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 23
Dr. House, this is my husband, Charlie.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 24
Thank you.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 25
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 26
but try not to get ahead of yourself.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 27
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 28
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 29
Tell them their child probably saved five lives.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 30
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 31
Maybe she should be thinking about a different specialty.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 32
Sniffles? No problem. Have some azithromycin.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 33
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 34
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 35
You're talking vials, not stick tests? I wouldn't take more than five or six.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 36
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 37
They got moved to the fifth floor, but they're probably all checked out by now.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 38
- Three viruses? - But what's weirder, the healthy kid we tested,
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 39
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 40
It's an enterovirus. It lodges in the intestinal tract.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 41
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Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 43
So, pulmonary resistance has stabilized for the two kids, but, uh, B.P.'s still--
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 44
Great. Glad we talked.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 45
Or deliver the baby? That would be "no".
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 46
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 47
Hi. She's doing great.
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 48
either has no experience with death or too much,
 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 49
Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 50
I'm in the haystack.

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Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 2
It means that some random doctor of indeterminate skill thinks that the patient's bowel is obstructed.
#2 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 3
You're finding a cluster because you think it's interesting to find a cluster.
#3 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 4 #4 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 5
This imaginary infection has spread to the next floor?
#5 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 6
Yes. I am very sorry. Why are you doing this?
#6 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 7
- That'll take months. - Needle in a haystack.
#7 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 8
V.R.E.? "H" flu.
#8 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 9 #9 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 10
so we're starting them on the strongest antibiotics that we've got,
#10 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 11
Your son was born healthy.
#11 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 12
No.
#12 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 13
We have an epidemic in this hospital, and your tie is becoming a petri dish.
#13 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 14
They name it, dress it up in tiny clothes, arrange playdates with other parasites.
#14 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 15
Please, me and my husband wanted to have a kid soon,
#15 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 16
And the urine tests show no casts.
#16 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 17 #17 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 18 #18 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 19
- On adults, with their consent. - Fine. I'll get the parents' consent.
#19 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 20 #20 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 21
Vancomycin is the best treatment for MRSA, so we're gonna keep giving it to her.
#21 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 22
What did you tell them? I told them the truth.
#22 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 23
Dr. House, this is my husband, Charlie.
#23 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 24
Thank you.
#24 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 25 #25 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 26
but try not to get ahead of yourself.
#26 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 27 #27 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 28 #28 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 29
Tell them their child probably saved five lives.
#29 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 30 #30 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 31
Maybe she should be thinking about a different specialty.
#31 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 32
Sniffles? No problem. Have some azithromycin.
#32 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 33 #33 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 34 #34 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 35
You're talking vials, not stick tests? I wouldn't take more than five or six.
#35 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 36 #36 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 37
They got moved to the fifth floor, but they're probably all checked out by now.
#37 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 38
- Three viruses? - But what's weirder, the healthy kid we tested,
#38 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 39 #39 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 40
It's an enterovirus. It lodges in the intestinal tract.
#40 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 41 #41 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 42 #42 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 43
So, pulmonary resistance has stabilized for the two kids, but, uh, B.P.'s still--
#43 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 44
Great. Glad we talked.
#44 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 45
Or deliver the baby? That would be "no".
#45 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 46 #46 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 47
Hi. She's doing great.
#47 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 48
either has no experience with death or too much,
#48 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 49 #49 Recap of House Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 50
I'm in the haystack.
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