317: Fetal Position

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"FETAL POSITION"

House Episode Number: 317

House Season: 3

Original Air Date: April 3, 2007

Writer: Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner

Director: Matt Shakeman

Special Guest(s): Anne Ramsay (Emma); Tyson Ritter (himself); Jeff Sugarman (Fetal Surgeon); Bobbin Bergstrom (Nurse)

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A famous celebrity photographer suffers from a stroke while being pregnant in her early forties. House and his team have to deal with a great dilemma, save the mother or her unborn child.

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

Location of incident:	All American Rejects photo shoot
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:	Ema/Photographer/42/Female
POTW symptom(s):	Stroke Kidney Failure Jaundice (Liver Failure) Lung problems
Team mis-diagnoses:
House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:
House's "Aha!" moment:
POTW final diagnosis:	Mirror syndrome
Other / clinic patient(s):	None

Best Episode Moments

They perform an operation directly on the baby by taking it out of the womb but leaving it connected by the umbilical cord.

When the baby's hand 'holds onto' House's finger and his reaction to it.

Cuddy almost electrocuted House during the operation when the patients heart was stopped.

House Quotes

House: (Visiting family.) "My uncle's a giant turtle."

"Even fetuses lie."

"No, Cameron had concerns. Chase just agreed with her because he didn't want to lose his all access pass to her love rug."

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The baby holds House's finger.