Comments on: House – Episode 7 (Season Three): “Son of Coma Guy” http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gabriela http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-1160946 Gabriela Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:28:36 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-1160946 And, if Wilson eventually got in the car with Gabriel and House... why didn't he drive himself and save the potential "lie-to-cops-again" situation? And, if Wilson eventually got in the car with Gabriel and House… why didn’t he drive himself and save the potential “lie-to-cops-again” situation?

]]> By: Gabriela http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-1160943 Gabriela Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:26:21 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-1160943 Forget the compatibility of the blood types. Are Gabriel's organs going to survive the trip from Atlantic City (I'm sure there would be "no" police investigation regarding this suicide, especially with House being so closely monitored by his cop friend) even if they transported the whole corpse? I would love to know. Forget the compatibility of the blood types. Are Gabriel’s organs going to survive the trip from Atlantic City (I’m sure there would be “no” police investigation regarding this suicide, especially with House being so closely monitored by his cop friend) even if they transported the whole corpse? I would love to know.

]]> By: johnnyRed http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-964006 johnnyRed Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:40:54 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-964006 To all the medical junkies. House's admission of his former experience in japan was quite the story it shows that despite all the medical knowledge we have, it doesn't explain any of the results you sometimes get that require a person like House or japanese guy to solve such a problem the world has no right answer for. A case in point where a family took on the hospital to have their father IV injected with high doses of vit C the doctors refused til his case was hopeless and the family got a lawyer to act on their behalf and find the required legal argument then miraculously their father came out of his coma and recovered fully from his illness. True story! To all the medical junkies.
House’s admission of his former experience in japan was quite the story it shows that despite all the medical knowledge we have, it doesn’t explain any of the results you sometimes get that require a person like House or japanese guy to solve such a problem the world has no right answer for. A case in point where a family took on the hospital to have their father IV injected with high doses of vit C the doctors refused til his case was hopeless and the family got a lawyer to act on their behalf and find the required legal argument then miraculously their father came out of his coma and recovered fully from his illness. True story!

]]> By: Oliver http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-896071 Oliver Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:02:27 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-896071 Sorry if someone else has mentioned this, but I just realised something - the kid seemed surprised and a bit frightened at the start when House moved and 'disappeared' etc. Surely he's had akinetopsia for longer than 10 seconds and is used to things like that? People with akinetopsia even have trouble walking (they can do it, but it takes concentration) and he just strolled in like he was normal. That little thing annoys me. Sorry if someone else has mentioned this, but I just realised something – the kid seemed surprised and a bit frightened at the start when House moved and ‘disappeared’ etc. Surely he’s had akinetopsia for longer than 10 seconds and is used to things like that? People with akinetopsia even have trouble walking (they can do it, but it takes concentration) and he just strolled in like he was normal. That little thing annoys me.

]]> By: Becky http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-451417 Becky Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:26 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-451417 I didn't read everything people have written, but I loved the way Wilson immediately tries to hold the patient down...pretty much the worst thing you can do to someone seizing r/t the risk that they will break a bone...he'd have done better to clear the area and give the guy a pillow... I didn’t read everything people have written, but I loved the way Wilson immediately tries to hold the patient down…pretty much the worst thing you can do to someone seizing r/t the risk that they will break a bone…he’d have done better to clear the area and give the guy a pillow…

]]> By: Michael http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-451329 Michael Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:04:48 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-451329 Saw a repeat of the episode, and it struck me that there is a non-medical error. Though the most amusing part of the episode is probably when Wilson is trying to set an alibi for him and House by clumsily hitting on a married women to go 'swinging' with him, the very last place one would do that would be in a Casino...both Atlantic City and Las Vegas have thousands of cameras, and they would have located a tape showing that it was not House in the casino, and that Wilson paid off the fake House. That would be very damning in Court on an assisted suicide charge. Saw a repeat of the episode, and it struck me that there is a non-medical error. Though the most amusing part of the episode is probably when Wilson is trying to set an alibi for him and House by clumsily hitting on a married women to go ’swinging’ with him, the very last place one would do that would be in a Casino…both Atlantic City and Las Vegas have thousands of cameras, and they would have located a tape showing that it was not House in the casino, and that Wilson paid off the fake House. That would be very damning in Court on an assisted suicide charge.

]]> By: Jessen http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-401227 Jessen Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:13:35 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-401227 I'm late to this post, but im re-watching all of house again. the first time i saw this episode, i turned it off at the awakening-from-a-coma scene. it just makes me so mad that television shows always get it so damn wrong, probably because ive had personal experience with it. when you awake from a coma, the last thing thats on your mind is steak. youre more likely to think, 'how the hell did i get here?' once you're not too disorientated to think. your internal clock does not 'keep ticking' either. and you are NOT aware of anything going on around you at all. also, shouldn't the coma guy have been on a respirator? anyway, thanks for these posts, theyre really interesting and i enjoy reading them :) I’m late to this post, but im re-watching all of house again. the first time i saw this episode, i turned it off at the awakening-from-a-coma scene. it just makes me so mad that television shows always get it so damn wrong, probably because ive had personal experience with it.

when you awake from a coma, the last thing thats on your mind is steak. youre more likely to think, ‘how the hell did i get here?’ once you’re not too disorientated to think. your internal clock does not ‘keep ticking’ either. and you are NOT aware of anything going on around you at all.

also, shouldn’t the coma guy have been on a respirator?

anyway, thanks for these posts, theyre really interesting and i enjoy reading them :)

]]> By: *Sarah* http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-383284 *Sarah* Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:02:35 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-383284 I have to say that I don't agree with the rating for the soap opera aspect this week. I know that, coming at it from a medical point of view, that's probably what you're most interested in, but I found the scenes with House, Wilson and the father interesting and exciting. I think it was probably my favourite episode so far this season, as it replaced everything that I felt was lacking since the start of season 3. And as someone else said, the scenes with the cop really make me feel uneasy in my stomach! By the way, despite disagreeing with your soap rating, I really love your reviews and come to read them after every episode! I have to say that I don’t agree with the rating for the soap opera aspect this week. I know that, coming at it from a medical point of view, that’s probably what you’re most interested in, but I found the scenes with House, Wilson and the father interesting and exciting. I think it was probably my favourite episode so far this season, as it replaced everything that I felt was lacking since the start of season 3.

And as someone else said, the scenes with the cop really make me feel uneasy in my stomach!

By the way, despite disagreeing with your soap rating, I really love your reviews and come to read them after every episode!

]]> By: unknown http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-269033 unknown Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:07:09 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-269033 Can someone please tell me how they managed to explain how the dad's heart could survive that entire journey while he was DEAD? They could of maybe removed it in atlantic city and then put it on ice, but he was all in one piece when he arrived in NJ. And besides, wouldn't the police want to investigate a case of suicide? Can someone please tell me how they managed to explain how the dad’s heart could survive that entire journey while he was DEAD? They could of maybe removed it in atlantic city and then put it on ice, but he was all in one piece when he arrived in NJ. And besides, wouldn’t the police want to investigate a case of suicide?

]]> By: 'Coma Guy' http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1449/comment-page-2#comment-236856 'Coma Guy' Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:08:51 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1449#comment-236856 I'm not an MD so I can't tell if the medicine is off, but for some reason my opinions of the show match the opinions of Scott's. If the medicine's bad I didn't find the show that great, with some conflicts of the good old Drama! Great drama horrible medicine. It just seemed kind of shanty, not right- didn't feel right, not like the others. I couldn't follow along the storyline as well which is one reason i love House, It makes the medicine more understandable. I.E. I learned what Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency is, how to spell it, and it's symptoms!!! I’m not an MD so I can’t tell if the medicine is off, but for some reason my opinions of the show match the opinions of Scott’s. If the medicine’s bad I didn’t find the show that great, with some conflicts of the good old Drama! Great drama horrible medicine. It just seemed kind of shanty, not right- didn’t feel right, not like the others. I couldn’t follow along the storyline as well which is one reason i love House, It makes the medicine more understandable. I.E. I learned what Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency is, how to spell it, and it’s symptoms!!!

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