This page needs improvement. Help by completing a To-Do. (what's this?What is a To-Do?To-Dos are a tool to help users understand what content is needed on the site. They are created by site members to:• identify content or photos a page needs• ask for help with organization on the page• let others know where they can help on the siteRead more about To-Dos at Wetpaint Central.)

Custom / other: Needs episode photos

116: Heavy

◄ Previous: House Episode Mob Rules

■ Back to House Season 1 ■

Next: House Episode Role Model ►

"HEAVY"

House Episode Number: 116

House Season: 1

Original Air Date: March 29, 2005

Writer: Thomas L. Moran

Director: Fred Gerber

Special Guest(s): Chi McBride (Edward Vogler) , Rose Colasanti (Cashier), Cynthia Ettinger (Mrs. Simms), Ramón Franco (I) (Mr. Hernandez), Karen Goberman (Mrs. Ayers), Teddy Lane Jr. (Mr. Conroy), Susan Slome (Mrs. Lucille Hernandez), Jennifer Stone (Jessica Simms), Alyson Morgan (Clementine), Austin Leisle (Seth), Alec George (Classmate #1), DJ Evans (Classmate #2), Bryan Fabian (Classmate #3)

◄ See all House Episode Guides

Want to edit this House episode guide?

Click EasyEdit to update this page!

(Don't see the EasyEdit button above? Sign in
or Sign up.)

◄ Go home: House

After a ten-year-old girl suffers a heart attack, House is sure that the real issue is more than her weight and believes that her obesity is a symptom, rather than a cause other life threatening situation.

HOUSE EPISODE'S MEDICAL MYSTERY: PATIENT OF THE WEEK (POTW)

Location of incident:	School
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:	Jessica/Child/10/Female
POTW symptom(s):	Collapsing Chest Paints Heart Attack Bleeding from necrosis on her chest
Team mis-diagnoses:	Metabolic Syndrome X Blood clot caused by previous treatments for obesity Warfarin-induced skin Necrosis
House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:	None
House's "Aha!" moment:
POTW final diagnosis:	Cushing's (Removing the tumor causes Jessica to grow taller and lose weight.)
Other / clinic patient(s):	Guy with an infected pierced scrotum. And a woman (who House at first concludes is pregnant) with a 30 pound benign tumor on her ovary which she refuses to have removed until House convinces her that "men are pigs".

Best Episode Moments

House Quotes

Dr. Cameron: I apologize if it looked like we weren't devoting our full attention to your daughter, but I assure you that we...
Mrs. Simms: Oh please, save your pathetic insincerity for your boyfriend.
House: You're wrong! She is in fact pathetically sincere.

House: No, there’s no time to think! Say the first thing that comes to your head.
Dr. Chase: She’s fat.
Dr. Foreman: Enough already! We get it! You hate fat people!

House: You have kids! How novel! That changes everything. So if Mommy has heartburn, one of them might catch on fire.

House Episode Trivia

The song played in the closing scene is "Got to Be More Careful" by Jon Cleary.

HOUSE EPISODE PICTURES & VIDEOS

How to add pictures:
1. Click EasyEdit
2. Delete placeholder or instructions
3. Click Image button on toolbar
4. Upload your image
5. Add caption, if desired

How to add video:
1. Click EasyEdit
2. Delete placeholder or instructions
3. Click Widget button on toolbar, select YouTube video
4. Search for video or paste in YouTube video embed code
5. Add caption, if desired

Caption