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"The Softer Side"

House Episode Number: 16

House Season: 5

Original Air Date: February 23, 2009

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Special Guest(s): Dominic Scott Kay as Jackson; Julia Campbell as Melanie; Ben Reed as Joseph; Nick Puga as Ian; Fred Kronenberg as Doctor; Meagan Gordon as Young Woman; Nicole Cannon as Nurse Helen; Bobbin Bergstrom as Nurse

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The team encounters a teenage boy who collapsed from severe pelvic pain after playing basketball. Tests reveal the boy has genetic mosaicism, or both male and female DNA, and the boy’s parents inform House and the team that the boy is unaware of his condition. They consciously chose a gender for him when he was born and raised him accordingly, never telling him about his unique condition. However, when his condition worsens and his life is threatened, the parents wonder whether they made the right decision. Meanwhile, Cuddy and Wilson suspect something is wrong with House when he starts acting way too nicely. When they discover the shocking answer, they must face the prospect that House may be changed forever.

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

Location of incident:	Basketball game
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:	Jackson/student/from 11-14 /male and female dna (genetic mosaicism)
POTW symptom(s):	Pelvic pain Heart filled with fluid Vomits blood
Team mis-diagnoses:	Scleroderma Zollinger-Ellison Blind Uterus Auto-Immune
House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:	Thirteen tells the boy that his shots aren't vitamins.
House's "Aha!" moment:	Realizes that the patient drinks energy drinks.
POTW final diagnosis:	Dehydration combined with contrast-induced nephropathy causing a kidney disfunction.
Other / clinic patient(s):	Man with broken finger

BEST EPISODE MOMENTS

House stops breathing and Foreman twists his nipples to awaken him.

HOUSE MD QUOTES

"Our new patient--part girl, part boy, ALL Thirteen's dream date."

"Okay, I admit it. I have bulimia. But I look good, don't I?"

HOUSE EPISODE TRIVIA

The clinic patient is derived from a blonde joke about a woman who goes to a doctor complaining of pain everywhere she pushes.

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ricanho0002

House 5x16

Feb 22 2009, 11:47 PM EST by brokenPolish

Thread started: Jan 30 2009, 7:48 PM EST Watch

This ep is going to be fantastic. What do you guys think is going to happen with House?

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ghada86

house 5x16

Feb 20 2009, 12:25 PM EST by Gen_netically_Dead

Thread started: Feb 9 2009, 2:37 AM EST Watch

i'm really excited about this episode
can't wait!!

i don't see house's cane in any of the above pics!!
could be the answer to what's happened to house!!