User:Sholey14/sandbox/House summary of episode fourteen season one -- Control
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“Control” is episode fourteen from season one.
Changes are happening at the hospital as there is a new Chairman of the Board. He donated 100 million dollars to find a cure for cancer and in order for the hospital to receive the money Edward Vogler would have to become the new chairman. He dislikes House (Hugh Laurie) and questions House’s importance at the hospital. Edward Vogler (Chi McBride), the Chairman, pressures Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) to try to control House’s actions; otherwise, the Chairman threatens to terminate House and his team will be a reality.
Directed by: Randy Zisk Written by: Lawrence Kaplow. Starring: Chi McBride, Sarah Clarke Runtime: 44 minutes Original air date: March 15, 2005
Summary The story begins at a corporate office where the CEO of the company is at work in a business meeting. She feels pain in her right quadricep and quickly loses feeling in her leg. Messaging her assistant for help, the CEO clears the room for privacy. Once admitted to the hospital, Dr. House and his team try to figure out why this 32-year-old woman has paralysis and pain in her right quad. Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) suggests that Carly (Sarah Clarke), the CEO, had a clot in her leg that brought about the paralysis. Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer) took an angiogram of her femur and both feet. The team found nothing. Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps) tells Carly that everything was clean and that they will keep her overnight as a precaution and then she can be released in the morning. However, Carly started to scream and hold her leg after the news was delivered. Her pain was rated a 10 on the pain scale. Carly was negative for trichinosis, but had inflammation. This called for a bone scan to see if there was cancer in her bones. Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) delivers the news that carly had no cancer, but it could be referred pain and it most likely points back to the colon. He explained that there was a quick test they could perform to find out if that was the case. It is called a colonoscopy. Carly knew what this was and did not want to be exposed to complete this test. Dr. Wilson then shared another way to test her without it being invasive, it was called a virtual colon test. This kind of test is very expensive, but that did not hold Carly back. She agreed to it and once the test results were back, the doctors found nothing. Everything was clean. Dr. House went back to see the x-rays and found that the patient had two left feet. Dr. Chase had taken two angiograms of the same leg. House then ordered Dr. Foreman to take another angiogram. During the angiogram the patient said that her chest hurt, but Dr. Foreman reassured her that it was normal. Her lungs filled with fluid so she couldn’t breath -- she was drowning. The team did a thoracentesis to drain the fluid, then sent some to the lab to have it analyzed. Carly was now stable and there seemed to be no clot in her right leg. At this point, House changes direction to figure out the cause of Carly’s symptoms. He considers Psychiatric symptoms. House writes down withholds pain, control, and shame on his whiteboard. Then while Carly is a asleep House finds cut marks on Carly’s body. He immediately puts his patient on the list for a heart. Carly is going to need a heart transplant. House finds out that his patient had been taking Ipecac Syrup three times a week to make herself throw up. The Ipecac Syrup caused muscle damage and was the reason for her the pain in her leg. This also means her heart is destroyed and has to be replaced. Carly is bulimic and cuts herself, which is considered a psychiatric condition, and would not qualify her for a heart. House talks to her and asks her what is right. He considers lying for his patient in order for her to get a heart, but needs to know if she really wants to live -- if it will all be worth it. If anyone found out about her psychiatric condition, his license to practice would be taken away. Carly cries and says she does not want to die. When it comes to the meeting with the committee, House lies for his patient. The Chairman walks in and Cuddy presses House to make sure that the committee is not being fooled. House says there is no other criteria to mention. On that note the patient is admitted for a heart transplant. The surgery was successful, and afterwards House tells Carly that she’d better not screw it up (meaning, continue to practice bulimia.) During the surgery Dr. Chase finds the Ipecac Syrup in Carly’s purse. The Chairman finds out and pays a visit to House’s office. House says he was not aware that she used the syrup and continues to say he has Cuddy and Dr. Wilson on his side so the Chairman will not be able to get rid of him. Chairman Vogler says to House that it is funny that it is easier to get rid of someone on the board than a doctor.