Kids (House)
Encyclopedia
"Kids" is the nineteenth episode of the first season of House
, which premiered on the Fox
network on May 3, 2005.
collapses and causes an outbreak
scare. Partially in an effort to avoid assisting with the quarantining, House examines a young diver named Mary (Skye McCole Bartusiak
) from the meet, whose symptoms don't fit recent-onset meningitis. Foreman is assigned to help House but Chase, most likely as punishment for betraying him to Vogler, is sent to look up all potential causes for the most basic of Mary's symptoms: neck pain (which only happens when she twists her neck side to side).
Foreman runs myriad tests, as internal bleeding and absence seizure
s are added to Mary's symptoms, but turns up nothing. House theorizes that someone is trying to sabotage the talented diver, possibly by using rat poison
. An ultrasound
reveals intracranial bleeding, a new symptom. Finally, House realizes that Mary is pregnant at 12, and the pregnancy
has caused thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
. Although Mary is only 12, under New Jersey law House is not obligated to tell Mary's parents, so he tries to persuade Mary to tell them herself. She has the abortion
and tells her parents the truth.
Meanwhile, Cuddy and Wilson both pressure House to hire a replacement for Cameron. After turning down several high quality candidates for minor flaws (such as their fashion sense) House is forced to admit that he really wants Cameron back. House goes to Cameron and asks her to come back, saying that he needs her to keep him in his place. Despite his best efforts to give her what she wants, however, Cameron agrees to return only if House will go out on a date with her. Though shocked, House agrees.
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, which premiered on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
network on May 3, 2005.
Plot
A diving competition is interrupted when a man with virulent bacterial meningitisMeningitis
Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, and less commonly by certain drugs...
collapses and causes an outbreak
Outbreak
Outbreak is a term used in epidemiology to describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Two linked cases of a rare infectious...
scare. Partially in an effort to avoid assisting with the quarantining, House examines a young diver named Mary (Skye McCole Bartusiak
Skye McCole Bartusiak
-Life and career:McCole Bartusiak was born in Houston, Texas, where she lives today with her parents Raymond Donald Bartusiak and Helen McCole. She attended St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal school for her elementary education....
) from the meet, whose symptoms don't fit recent-onset meningitis. Foreman is assigned to help House but Chase, most likely as punishment for betraying him to Vogler, is sent to look up all potential causes for the most basic of Mary's symptoms: neck pain (which only happens when she twists her neck side to side).
Foreman runs myriad tests, as internal bleeding and absence seizure
Absence seizure
Absence seizures are one of several kinds of seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures ....
s are added to Mary's symptoms, but turns up nothing. House theorizes that someone is trying to sabotage the talented diver, possibly by using rat poison
Rat poison
Rodenticides are a category of pest control chemicals intended to kill rodents.Single feed baits are chemicals sufficiently dangerous that the first dose is sufficient to kill....
. An ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
reveals intracranial bleeding, a new symptom. Finally, House realizes that Mary is pregnant at 12, and the pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
has caused thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic thromboses to form in small blood vessels throughout the body...
. Although Mary is only 12, under New Jersey law House is not obligated to tell Mary's parents, so he tries to persuade Mary to tell them herself. She has the abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
and tells her parents the truth.
Meanwhile, Cuddy and Wilson both pressure House to hire a replacement for Cameron. After turning down several high quality candidates for minor flaws (such as their fashion sense) House is forced to admit that he really wants Cameron back. House goes to Cameron and asks her to come back, saying that he needs her to keep him in his place. Despite his best efforts to give her what she wants, however, Cameron agrees to return only if House will go out on a date with her. Though shocked, House agrees.
External links
- "Kids" at Fox.com