3x13 Needle in a Haystack - House M.D. Episode Guide

House M.D.

- Episode 03x13

Episode: 03x13
Title: Needle in a Haystack
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: HOU-312
First Aired: Feb. 06, 2007

Season 3 » Episode #13 - Needle in a Haystack

Summary: 16-year-old Stevie Lipa is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with a serious respiratory condition and internal bleeding. Oddities of his case land him under House and the team's care, but at the moment, House is irritated to learn that new hospital researcher Dr. Julie Whitmer has been assigned his handicapped parking spot by the hospital entrance. Since she's in a motorized wheelchair (and he has to walk), he asks her to give up the parking spot, but she refuses. House, determined to get a parking spot closer to the hospital entrance, appeals to Cuddy, who dares him to prove how much he wants the spot by spending one week in a wheelchair, a bet House takes on. As the team tries to get personal history information from Stevie, they can't seem to get a straight answer out of him, and it's revealed he's from a family of gypsies. Stevie's parents arrive with homeopathic remedies; they won't consent to House and the team's suggested course of action, and refuse all modern medical treatment. As Stevie's body continues to bleed internally, Foreman makes the risky decision to sidestep Stevie's parents and appeals directly to the teenage patient, putting his medical license on the line while asking Stevie to lie to his parents.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Stevie Lipa	played by Jake Richardson
Dr. Julie Whitner	played by Wendy Makkena
Judy Lipa	played by Arabella Field
Leah	played by Jessy Schram
Stevie's Girlfriend	played by Jessy Schram
Dr. Simpson	played by Ron Perkins
Franklin Lipa	played by Rob Brownstein
Marina	played by Sandra Purpuro
Ron	played by David Kelsey

	Season 3 / Episode 13: - Needle in a Haystack Dr. Wilson: Ah yes, if it isn't Doctor "Ironside". Dr. Gregory House: Ah, if it isn't Doctor "I Had No Friends When I Was Growing Up, So All I Did Was Watch TV By Myself, Which Is Why I Can Now Make Constant Pop Culture References Which Nobody Understands But Me". Dr. Wilson: That's my name... don't wear it out.
	Season 3 / Episode 13: - Needle in a Haystack Dr. Eric Foreman: [about a patient that keeps bleeding] We plug one hole and end up poking another. Dr. Gregory House: Are we talking about the patient, or how to get a raise from Cuddy?

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAIR: The sound of the urinal flushing begins only after Wilson steps away from it and is facing the other way, with his hand nowhere near the handle. However, a lot of urinal have sensors that activate of the flushing when you step away from the urinal, especially in hospitals where bacteria spreading is trying to be kept to a minimum.
CHAR: Dr. Cameron uses the mnemonic "Scared Lovers Try Positions They Can't Handle" to remember the bones of the wrist. However, the correct mnemonic is "Scared Lovers Try Positions THAT They Can't Handle" (the first letter in each word stands for scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate.)