Comments on: House — Episode 9 (Season 6): “Wilson” http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:09:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rmaj http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-686244 rmaj Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:01:36 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-686244 Is it really so easy to donate liver, you just have to be of same blood group? No tissue matching, 5/6 and other problems (as seen for example with the girl "killed" by Chase and her brother trying to find a liver donor in Maxico)? Also, did Wilson tranfused his blood to this patient previously? This should be easy, so easy that in fact they should had probably just use the blood bank? Is it really so easy to donate liver, you just have to be of same blood group?

No tissue matching, 5/6 and other problems (as seen for example with the girl “killed” by Chase and her brother trying to find a liver donor in Maxico)?

Also, did Wilson tranfused his blood to this patient previously? This should be easy, so easy that in fact they should had probably just use the blood bank?

]]> By: MKSeo http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-685653 MKSeo Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:58:52 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-685653 I want to really know how House pick up the features for cancer for such a short time. Did Turker show any differentiating features from other diseases (transverse meylitis...)? I want to really know how House pick up the features for cancer for such a short time. Did Turker show any differentiating features from other diseases (transverse meylitis…)?

]]> By: Oli http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-679375 Oli Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:32:22 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-679375 This is very off topic, but I'm interested to know if anyone has predicted SUNDS featuring on the show? Admittedly it would be quite a cop-out, but still make an interesting bit in an episode. This is very off topic, but I’m interested to know if anyone has predicted SUNDS featuring on the show? Admittedly it would be quite a cop-out, but still make an interesting bit in an episode.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-677757 Thomas Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:16:10 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-677757 nice pic from the recent "Peoplec Choice Award" .. you might recognize some http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-50495-16.html nice pic from the recent “Peoplec Choice Award” ..

you might recognize some

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]]> By: Cyndi http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-674397 Cyndi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:30:35 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-674397 Question about the organ donation issues. Wilson and House stalk dead guy's sister and finally convince her to change her mind about allowing donation. Just before she says "yes" they get a call that it's too late, the liver has degraded. So they say never mind and leave! Ummmm... If there was a chance they could use dead guy's organs, wouldn't he be put on life support until they could harvest (or not)? And if he died too long before this would work, how could they not know this until after tracking down the sister? It couldn't have been more than a couple of hours since the sister left the ER to when they confronted her. And organs can be put on ice and flown across country for transplant. Also, just because the liver was unusable, why give up on the rest of him. The sister was agreeing to it, why not let other organs that are less fragile (not sure what but maybe tendons or corneas) go to other patients? Or were W&H only concerned about the one patient they knew? (House sure, but Wilson?) I too LOVED an episode from Wilson's POV with House's case in the background. Question about the organ donation issues. Wilson and House stalk dead guy’s sister and finally convince her to change her mind about allowing donation. Just before she says “yes” they get a call that it’s too late, the liver has degraded. So they say never mind and leave!

Ummmm… If there was a chance they could use dead guy’s organs, wouldn’t he be put on life support until they could harvest (or not)? And if he died too long before this would work, how could they not know this until after tracking down the sister?

It couldn’t have been more than a couple of hours since the sister left the ER to when they confronted her. And organs can be put on ice and flown across country for transplant.

Also, just because the liver was unusable, why give up on the rest of him. The sister was agreeing to it, why not let other organs that are less fragile (not sure what but maybe tendons or corneas) go to other patients? Or were W&H only concerned about the one patient they knew? (House sure, but Wilson?)

I too LOVED an episode from Wilson’s POV with House’s case in the background.

]]> By: rj http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-669332 rj Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:35:56 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-669332 the neurological symptom of tucker is focal, which which makes me ask the question, how can a non-solid tumor (ALL) cause a focal neurologic symptoms? Second, how can ALL be limited to the brain? Isnt ALL a problem of the bone marrow? so it would make sense for it to be in the blood... unless tucker has marrow and can produce blood in his brain. Blood brain barrier does not separate systemic blood from brain blood... does it? From what i know BBB separates the blood and its contents from going to the brain parenchyma. this is probably the worst house episode medically speaking. the neurological symptom of tucker is focal, which which makes me ask the question, how can a non-solid tumor (ALL) cause a focal neurologic symptoms? Second, how can ALL be limited to the brain? Isnt ALL a problem of the bone marrow? so it would make sense for it to be in the blood… unless tucker has marrow and can produce blood in his brain. Blood brain barrier does not separate systemic blood from brain blood… does it? From what i know BBB separates the blood and its contents from going to the brain parenchyma. this is probably the worst house episode medically speaking.

]]> By: Juan http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-668292 Juan Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:56:01 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-668292 ...and once again Wilson's good nature was exploited by a JERK. It seems to be his lot in life. …and once again Wilson’s good nature was exploited by a JERK. It seems to be his lot in life.

]]> By: Jennifer Francis http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-666713 Jennifer Francis Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:45:29 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-666713 I didn't know he went back to the other woman. I clearly wasn't following the show properly Karen. That's very sad. I didn’t know he went back to the other woman. I clearly wasn’t following the show properly Karen. That’s very sad.

]]> By: Karen http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-665819 Karen Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:31:08 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-665819 Jennifer Francis--true, but the comment loses its wonderfulness when the character, no longer at the brink of death, goes back to his young girlfriend. He tells Wilson, "The person you want around when you're dying isn't the person you want when you're living." JERK. So, he only had these fuzzy warm feelings for his ex wife and daughter when he was dying; once it was clear he was going to have a few good more years, he wanted his young, frisky girlfriend. He even told Wilson he didn't know why he divorced his wife; he probably just had a midlife crisis and started chasing skirts. Feh. Jennifer Francis–true, but the comment loses its wonderfulness when the character, no longer at the brink of death, goes back to his young girlfriend. He tells Wilson, “The person you want around when you’re dying isn’t the person you want when you’re living.”

JERK. So, he only had these fuzzy warm feelings for his ex wife and daughter when he was dying; once it was clear he was going to have a few good more years, he wanted his young, frisky girlfriend. He even told Wilson he didn’t know why he divorced his wife; he probably just had a midlife crisis and started chasing skirts.

Feh.

]]> By: ruthinor http://www.politedissent.com/archives/4083/comment-page-3#comment-665552 ruthinor Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:58:06 +0000 http://www.politedissent.com/?p=4083#comment-665552 An interesting factoid about Michael Weston. He was born Michael Rubinstein. He is the son of actor John Rubinstein and grandson of the even more famous Artur Rubinstein. He changed his name because there was already an actor named Michael Rubinstein. An interesting factoid about Michael Weston. He was born Michael Rubinstein. He is the son of actor John Rubinstein and grandson of the even more famous Artur Rubinstein. He changed his name because there was already an actor named Michael Rubinstein.

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