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Season 3  "Informed Consent"  3x3

Aired 18 years ago - Sep 19, 2006

House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. When the team is unable to diagnose the problem, the doctor asks the team to help him end his life. House is forced to use his cane again after the ketamine has worn off as he deals with a clinic patient's teenaged daughter who has a crush on him.

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Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 1
The little vermin seized the day,so to speak,
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 2
Or his lungs,probably from years of inhaling toxic chemicals in his lab.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 3
I-I worked with williams on the first protocol for this machine.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 4
Maybe even worse.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 5
His heart ratebarely got above 90.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 6
I've been in and outof the hospital for the past year.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 7
A week,ever since we got backfrom fresno.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 8
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 9
But there are no wordsto describe degrees of what he's feeling right now--
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 10
No,he's right!
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 11
I don't wanna livelike this.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 12
I haven't,I won'T.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 13
The problem is,it's too lateto do anything about it.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 14
There must be other patientsyou could actually help.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 15
It's time to testyour lungs.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 16
How 'bout we make a deal?
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 17
We have 24 hours to figure outwhat's wrong with him.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 18
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 19
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 20
Then tell herto leave a message,and I'll get back to her.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 21
Doesn't meanwe're gonna stop looking.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 22
If his brain was addled,we wouldn't have to listento anything he says.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 23
Dr.Chase said my calciumis normal.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 24
But never can.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 25
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 26
Either I die in pain,or I just die.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 27
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 28
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 29
Go get a ventilatoR.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 30
I wanted to get his brain stemand his c-spine,make sure his diaphragmwasn't paralyzed.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 31
Sure could usea little more help around here.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 32
More of a trick,a ruse,a hoodwink.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 33
I'm sorryabout your leg.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 34
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 35
If we're gonna keep refusingto cure patients just to rein in my ego,
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 36
He wasn't doing anythinghis peers weren't doing.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 37
I guess it's not ipf.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 38
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 39
He needs muscle relaxantsto be on the ventilator.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 40
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 41
We need to attach some sensorsto your skin.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 42
Get out!
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 43
I want you to get a skin samplefor a biopsy.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 44
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 45
Informed consent,patient rights holds back research.
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 46
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 47
What's next?
 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 48
Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 49
If I was lying,I wouldn'ttell you the subtype is aa.
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Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 2
Or his lungs,probably from years of inhaling toxic chemicals in his lab.
#2 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 3
I-I worked with williams on the first protocol for this machine.
#3 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 4
Maybe even worse.
#4 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 5
His heart ratebarely got above 90.
#5 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 6
I've been in and outof the hospital for the past year.
#6 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 7
A week,ever since we got backfrom fresno.
#7 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 8 #8 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 9
But there are no wordsto describe degrees of what he's feeling right now--
#9 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 10
No,he's right!
#10 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 11
I don't wanna livelike this.
#11 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 12
I haven't,I won'T.
#12 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 13
The problem is,it's too lateto do anything about it.
#13 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 14
There must be other patientsyou could actually help.
#14 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 15
It's time to testyour lungs.
#15 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 16
How 'bout we make a deal?
#16 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 17
We have 24 hours to figure outwhat's wrong with him.
#17 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 18 #18 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 19 #19 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 20
Then tell herto leave a message,and I'll get back to her.
#20 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 21
Doesn't meanwe're gonna stop looking.
#21 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 22
If his brain was addled,we wouldn't have to listento anything he says.
#22 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 23
Dr.Chase said my calciumis normal.
#23 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 24
But never can.
#24 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 25 #25 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 26
Either I die in pain,or I just die.
#26 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 27 #27 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 28 #28 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 29
Go get a ventilatoR.
#29 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 30
I wanted to get his brain stemand his c-spine,make sure his diaphragmwasn't paralyzed.
#30 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 31
Sure could usea little more help around here.
#31 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 32
More of a trick,a ruse,a hoodwink.
#32 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 33
I'm sorryabout your leg.
#33 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 34 #34 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 35
If we're gonna keep refusingto cure patients just to rein in my ego,
#35 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 36
He wasn't doing anythinghis peers weren't doing.
#36 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 37
I guess it's not ipf.
#37 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 38 #38 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 39
He needs muscle relaxantsto be on the ventilator.
#39 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 40 #40 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 41
We need to attach some sensorsto your skin.
#41 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 42
Get out!
#42 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 43
I want you to get a skin samplefor a biopsy.
#43 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 44 #44 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 45
Informed consent,patient rights holds back research.
#45 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 46 #46 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 47
What's next?
#47 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 48 #48 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 49
If I was lying,I wouldn'ttell you the subtype is aa.
#49 Recap of House Season 3 Episode 3 (S03E03) - 50 #50