diagnostic realism
3.6/5
House
Season 3 Episode 14
Insensitive
Hannah cannot feel pain after a car crash; sources support a tapeworm diagnosis while the episode explores congenital insensitivity to pain.
Air date: Feb 13, 2007
overall
3.5/5
procedure realism
3.4/5
workflow realism
3.3/5
Medical Cases in This Episode
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2 cases identified
Case 1
Insensitive: Tapeworm in a Patient With Pain Insensitivity
This card captures the episode's main supported diagnosis, clinical syndrome, or trauma-care issue.
- Episode shows
- The primary thread in Insensitive: Hannah cannot feel pain after a car crash; sources support a tapeworm diagnosis while the episode explores congenital insensitivity to pain.
- Clinical takeaway
- This card captures the episode's main supported diagnosis, clinical syndrome, or trauma-care issue.
Accuracy 3.5/5tapeworm-pain-insensitivitydiagnostic-reasoningpatient-safety
Case 2
Insensitive: Pain Assessment When Pain Is Absent
This is distinct because it changes diagnosis, consent, disclosure, safety, treatment access, or professional accountability.
- Episode shows
- The secondary thread in Insensitive: Hannah cannot feel pain after a car crash; sources support a tapeworm diagnosis while the episode explores congenital insensitivity to pain.
- Clinical takeaway
- This is distinct because it changes diagnosis, consent, disclosure, safety, treatment access, or professional accountability.
Accuracy 3.5/5pain-assessment-when-pain-absentdiagnostic-reasoningpatient-safety
Episode Summary
Hannah cannot feel pain after a car crash; sources support a tapeworm diagnosis while the episode explores congenital insensitivity to pain.
Differential Diagnosis and Testing Logic
This draft keeps each case tied to a concrete supported symptom, diagnosis, exposure, procedure, treatment decision, or care-process risk. Educational differential details should be expanded only after transcript review.
Medical Accuracy Review
The main diagnosis or care-process issue is plausible at the source-supported level. The largest limitation is television compression of testing, consent, consultation, and follow-up.
Sources and Further Reading
Episode evidence: iDRief catalog page, House Wiki - Insensitive. Medical context is stored on topic and case cards from trusted patient, public-health, clinical, ethics, toxicology, and emergency-care sources.
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