Comments on: House – Episode 18 (Season Three): “Airborne”

By: Gabriela

Gabriela — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:29:21 +0000

Scott
I would like to know. Since a lumbar puncture is the preferred test most times, what illnesses can u diagnose with it? Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer…

By: Chiari 1 malformation

Chiari 1 malformation — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:40:55 +0000

One of my favorite episodes of all time. Glad I came across this site and get to learn from other Housie’s perspectives … awesome.

By: A. Sanad

A. Sanad — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:53:46 +0000

this episode seems to be vary week as regard medical issues , iam not convinced decompression sickness causes rash and placeboes also can cause rash also i appove the first medic about drilling a hole in stead of repeating CT

By: Athena

Athena — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:12:17 +0000

Personally I thought the symptom mirroring was pretty realistic. The human mind is capable of convincing the body – and itself – of amazing things. I’ve seen footage of someone under hypnosis (ie highly suggestible state) being told a hot coal was being touched to their arm. In actual facvt, it was a cube of ice, but the skin still immediately came up in nasty blisters.

By: John P. G.

John P. G. — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:27:54 +0000

@Scott

I know this episode has been around for a long time, and I don’t know if this has been asked before, but I wanted to ask this question. Is it, as House suggested at the end of the episode, possible to die from a false, purely mentally inflicted illness?

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:50:57 +0000

I presumed that instead of flying at 5000 ft all the way from the North Pole to NJ, they’d land at the next avaialble airport – Greenland, maybe? Canada?

By: Gregarious Raconteur

Gregarious Raconteur — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:32:19 +0000

although I appear to be a couple years behind the original discussion, I’ve never heard of the bends giving large rashes accross the lower back. Admittedly, I’m not a very experienced diver, but I was always informed that bends-related rashes tend to develop around the joints.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:03:20 +0000

@Scott: I was googling methyl bromide toxicity and it warns that Methyl bromide poisoning has effects that are delayed. I get the impression that the delay is unpredictable. Additionally, it says methyl bromide can linger in clothing and fabrics. When Fran collapses in the hospital lobby the second time early in the episode she was back to wearing the clothes she came in with. She could have had a big whiff of the stuff just putting her sweater over her head.

But I’m no doctor or chemist, so eviscerate me if you must.

Great site, BTW, I’m here after every episode.

By: Artem

Artem — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:09:26 +0000

Don’t You think that the pressure in the airplane is NOT low and that flying on a less altitude would be of any help?

By: Djilll

Djilll — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:43:46 +0000

PS: Cocaine is an international word: the korean could had answer the question if house ask him knowing that his life was to end. Well everybody lies and propably facing jail to life unless recreational use of it?