"Looks Like They Cut You in Half" | House M.D..

House (Hugh Laurie) must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances.
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From Season 5, Episode 4, Birthmarks,
While en route to his father's funeral, House (Hugh Laurie) must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances. R. Lee Ermey and Diane Baker guest star.
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[@totumfrustra9959]

Wilson would make a pretty good negotiator considering how masterful he is at playing along with maniacs.

[@mentalisme]

You have an erroneous definition of maniac. House definitely has pathologies but they don't resemble being a maniac.

[@totumfrustra9959]

@@mentalisme The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as a person who behaves in an uncontrolled way, not worrying about risks or danger. Sounds appropriate to me.

[@mentalisme]

@@totumfrustra9959 mania involves a lot of not being able to control yourself. either while overjoyed, delusional, or overactive. and this happens to the person frequently. I don't really think The Cambridge Dictionary is a reliable sources of functional definitions to be honest. They can barely define a woman (Someone somewhere can change definitions as they please). Some words are just abused like 'maniac', 'trauma', 'psychopath', etc. I think they should be respected for what they mean is all. That being said, we're both wasting time on the internet.

[@anubis9151]

I wouldn't say House doesn't worry about risks or danger, it's just that he has a different standard of value than normal people, in his case, makes him more extreme, he either takes action, or he doesn't, and he does it on his terms. Also you can see him regret and changing his behaviour due to past mistakes. So it's not like he doesn't care for risks, it's just that solving the issue is more important than a few bumps in the road as far as he's concerned.@@totumfrustra9959

[@niscent_]

@@totumfrustra9959 the cambridge dictionary is well known for being a medical book.

[@ircjesselee]

I never realized Wilson was a middle-aged Chinese woman. Must have missed it.

[@WVgrl59]

😅 I know, me too.

[@ajdominguez1002]

" *How Long have you been sitting on this information* "

[@ZwetschgenLP]

Hats off to you for not seeing race!

[@lepus6511]

@@ZwetschgenLP or gender!

[@nabi_medicine]

I honestly am extremely impressed with the level of medical knowledge they show in this show. Never would have thought I'd hear them talk about Licorice Root and Glycyrrhizin

[@DisKorruptd]

House deals primarily in the rare

[@dappercat666]

The show exaggerates alot of the illnesses but it’s pretty well done. Also the way they find out what people have in this show would not work but still I find the show to be good for starting interests with medical fields.

[@rafewheadon1963]

you mean trash eastern medicine? he did say they were treating for sars ineffectively.

[@andrewleah1983]

You’re impressed a medical drama talks about medical things? I would love to know your thoughts on the wheel or fire.

[@hinagikugamesnstuff2452]

​@@andrewleah1983 You didn't quite understand that comment.

[@mespn520]

"I'm a middle-aged Chinese woman" LOL

[@FranciumBoron]

SAY IT! BELIEVE IT!

[@jessiehogue.]

Aren't we all?

[@nathananderson7962]

I remember this one. It's sad that she was likely chastised her whole life for something she really couldn't control.

[@5amiann]

Too many people are. Kids with ADHD, kids with dyslexia, reading problems, all sorts of things. We just need to be a lot kinder to everyone.

[@gabrielbjornursidae]

@@5amiann On the flipside, there's a lot of people who *CAN* control their actions and problems, but choose not to for attention or other reasons.

[@darthimperious1594]

The... explanation that is offered about the pins being in the self control section of her brain is not accurate. There's far more than just one part of the brain responsible for self control. The most this could have done is pre-disposed her to addictive behavior, not guarantee she would be an addict. The explanation was offered to the parents in an attempt by the Doctor to smooth out their relationship so that the parents wouldn't give up on her, but in the end, her faults are her own. Perhaps the false hope that something else was to blame will allow her to clean her act up, but typically for an addict to become clean, they have to accept responsibility for their behavior.

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

@@5amiann Can't be kind when the major religion tells you that you have free will, and that everything is a choice. Even if you don't believe it, the vast majority do. That is why people are such D!cks.

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

@@gabrielbjornursidae Prove it.

[@pyrpleflower7]

"It's such a beautiful day we thought we'd do all of our doctoring outside". 😂

[@captainpoppleton]

"Say it."

[@white.rabbit1871]

​@@captainpoppleton "Im a middle-aged Chinese woman."

[@ChrispyNut]

This was one of the sadder, heart wrentching episodes for me .... which is saying a bit given it's House.

[@doctorposting]

House always denying he’s a doctor is all of us in public 😂😂😂

[@AdaraBalabusta]

I am in my late 50s and didn’t know very recently that I had a piece of metal in my intestine. How did I find out? MRI trauma. 😮😂❤

[@Pisti846]

Yikes, that sounds painful.

[@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers]

And I'm guessing since you were around a real life MRI and not a 'how convenient for the scene' TV version, you found out long before they hit the spinny switch since the magnet is always on, regardless of whether it's spinning? :D

[@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers]

@@DeadManWalking-ym1oo It can be switched on an off, but It's always kept on - just not always spinning. The spinning is what creates the imagery, not the magnetic field. Turning it off and on requires a bunch of very expensive stuff - mostly involving the helium used in cooling (turning it off requires flushing it) - and the magnetic field isn't stable the moment it's turned on, it takes 30+ minutes for it to get to a point of providing proper images (which obviously isn't practical for a machine used dozens of times per day).

[@erronblack308]

He said “😮😂❤” hahaha

[@oz_jones]

Ouch! 😳

[@anthonymendez1997]

House treating an adopted woman trying to find her biological parents at the same time when we (the audience) learn that House’s dad isn’t his biological dad does not seem coincidental from the writers’ point of view.

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

How so?

[@anthonymendez1997]

@@T.H.E.O.R.Y. The writers always have a theme when writing episodes. Usually there’s a clinic patient or another character associated with the theme that the patient of the episode brings. In one episode, House fakes that a clinic patient has a virgin birth. This is crucial as this encounter eventually leads to the diagnosis of eclampsia of the main patient who they discover has just given birth. Sometimes it’s subtle, but here the parallels are more blunt.

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

@@anthonymendez1997 okay, yes. I must have misread your initial comment. I agree it was not coincidental. House's cases always mirror whatever drama occurs or is stirred up by him among his team, Wilson, Cuddy, or a mix thereof.

[@San-pv]

@@anthonymendez1997 exactly, many of the cases have a lot in common , like one giving birth suddenly and one dying suddenly in a guaranteed safe surgery its common in most of the eps, and in The Good Doctor as well

[@San-pv]

I love that correlations

[@San-pv]

o i just noticed its released 2 hours ago, awesome, thanks for sharing some clips, each case is amazing on its own

[@theparticularist5373]

8:30 She had nails in her head. I think she needs to know.

[@jakepullman4914]

She's an adult. Legally, her parents have no say in what the doctors tell her, and she has a right to know about her own medical conditions. That said, House's team isn't known for sticking to the "legal" and "right" choices.

[@runuphill]

Umm, pins.

[@hoseinqadam]

How did the first MRI not cause the pins to be magnetically ripped out?

[@RexSimplex]

It was a CT scan, not an MRI. CT uses X-rays for imaging.

[@anthony.esper21]

For anyone who cares, House is on Netflix now for some reason 😂

[@aylen7062]

Thank you!

[@musical_lolu4811]

Freaking Netflix. They should have never taken it off in the first place. They finally figured people are watching older shows much more than the new stuff today.

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

On hulu now too I think

[@SamIsHere444]

It isn’t in the U.S 😭

[@runuphill]

@@SamIsHere444 VPN

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

just report the bots, dont even reply to them. it just helps them

[@nvelsen1975]

KZbin doesn't ban bots. Half the accounts on KZbin are bots there days.

[@KAdams-dr4pc]

But ... how would I know it's a "bot"? Serious question.

[@dietotaku]

@@KAdams-dr4pc one easy giveaway is that they're often the first comment on a video, and it's usually something very generic and banal like "these comments reflect a true meeting of the minds that i am grateful to be a part of!"

[@KAdams-dr4pc]

@@dietotaku Thank you for your reply. I had no idea about this. 🤗

[@stavik96]

House and Wilson scene and suddenly I remember it, Chinese daughter is bad because they want a son, they tried to kill her with a needle, the buddha statue has a magnet to keep her from lifting it the second time but the magnet pulled on the needle causing all her issues, well the medical ones at least.

[@jeffreyrichard2575]

the reason they wanted a son is in the Chinese culture the son is honor bound to take care of his parents in old age. The female children bear no such responsibility. Their duty is to support their husband and children. That is why there is an overabundance of males and a lack of females because of the one child rule. Be extremely careful of the power you give a government. Its policies have very profound effects on your lives and the lives of your children and their children. Governments aren't always nice or have your individual best interest at heart.

[@finncullen]

5:23 and onward - Holmes and Watson solving a crime together just like in the good old days

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

The nerve of these 'parents' to ask 'can you tell her her drinking caused it'.

[@Americanpatriot-zo2tk]

They will be doing her a favor.

[@phoqueme]

Kutner lied to the parents about the "pin was pushing into her addiction center, not her fault" part, didn't he?

[@bubbahottep8644]

Good thing she didn't wish to not throw up blood.

[@MADZBEATS]

Didn't know my brain has an addiction center, I might cut their funds

[@samiraperi467]

Mmm, licorice (as candy, not as root). :3 One downside is that the glycyrrhizic acid in it can cause hypokalemia if you eat several pounds a week, and hypokalemia can stop your heart which is bad for you.

[@nicolehegarty4749]

It sucks that we never got to see her after the surgery, when she was awake etc. Did they tell her the truth? Did they lie? If they lied what did they tell her? Is she different afterwards? So many questions & curiosity etc.

[@JoelJimenez-g8r]

Miss House TV show! Would be great for a comeback, House resurface out of the ashes.

[@projektkobra2247]

They should do a re-boot....They can leave out everything wth Taub, 13, that prison doctor, that lame smart doctor, DEFINITELY that awful Asian doctor...and the last season. OK..just re-boot the first 3 seasons.

[@mircea2163]

She is so lucky! At least her biological parents showed interest!

[@agustinbarquero8898]

What's "interes"

[@NH-tb2sm]

Anybody know if her personality changed and addiction went away after the pins were removed?

[@djoakeydoakey1076]

No more story involving her but I imagine that's what happened.

[@RayAnnetteP]

I also, wondered this.

[@Hal-k8p]

since it is just a fake tv show, they probably went away

[@M7_Saffar]

Correct me if I'm wrong This episode is where house father died

[@markracsko8414]

You're not wrong. Season 5 Episode 4

[@billdalton1477]

Shouldn't the Plainsboro Hospital SOP include a requiremnet for a crash cart to be assigned equipment for any House patient?

[@jeremyashford2145]

It's never SARS.

[@jamesflames6987]

Unlucky for her that's not a statue of Buddha.

[@ravenval5046]

The amount of entitlement and ignorance you need to have to tell a doctor, with your dying daughter, "Can you tell her alcohol caused this?" is wild

[@toolatetothestory]

No wonder she's an alcoholic

[@Vassilinia]

They desperately wanted her to be healthy. Love makes people do stupid things.

[@doctorposting]

that’s neither entitlement nor ignorance. if she really is an alcoholic then yes eventually that can kill her. your comment makes zero sense😂

[@toolatetothestory]

@@doctorposting Funfact: Depending on the severity of the alcoholism, it could actually kill her to STOP drinking

[@ravenval5046]

@@doctorposting The problem is that she is not. They want to blame her issue on some other problem they can use as leverage to control her. That is a very dangerous way to manipulate medicine and I am shocked you would defend lying to children to manipulate them, at the expense of their health.

[@theonetruepatriot6101]

I swear Wilson is just in houses head

[@TheBigJhonka]

25 years and she never went near a decently strong magnet?

[@thebonedawg2808]

MRIs are so much stronger than regular magnets it's unreal

[@xiaokangguo5444]

China's one child policy was introduced not in the late 1980s.

[@SiedlerFanV]

Wilson said 1979, which checks out. The patient was born 1983.

[@seanwebb605]

You're bad at attention to detail and math.

[@slane_design]

how come the 1st MRI didnt kill her?

[@erronblack308]

Wait…

[@qataripekarsky]

She threw up so they didn't go forward with it.

[@paul_andrews]

The first scan was a CT scan, it doesn’t use magnetic fields.

[@jakepullman4914]

@@paul_andrews That's why they said "the first MRI". The one she threw up during. @slane_design This show seems to think the MRI magnet only works when it's on. They shut it off quickly so no damage, somehow.

[@rosesacks7430]

House mentioned the reeducation camps. Wow, noone mentions that now.

[@jeffreywong5112]

I love this episode

[@fba90130]

She must never have travelled after arriving in the states. The nails would set off the metal detector. And they would have the nails.

[@jenx5870]

We didn't have metal detectors pre 9/11. If she traveled before 2001, she wouldn't have set anything off.

[@jpbaley2016]

In 2003, during a business trip to Chile, I contracted coronavirus and it developed into SARS-1. Those symptoms weren’t SARS. It was much worse than when I contracted SARS-2 in 2022.

[@phillipsmiley5930]

No virus has ever met Dr Robert Koch's postulates of 1890 You had an illness caused by toxins, or Built bacteria, and or Parasites withiin a compromised autoimmune Take Ivermectin for the parasites

[@ThaFuzzwood]

@@phillipsmiley5930Lol, look at the quack.

[@jakepullman4914]

Yeah, the original is always more impactful than the sequel.

[@bubbahottep8644]

Whoa! Wish granted.

[@Qusin111]

sorry but pins would be nonmagnetic (stainless) or have rusted by now causing much more issues.

[@waynepolo6193]

Wouldn’t it need exposure to oxygen to oxidize to any significant degree?

[@skwervin1]

@@waynepolo6193 Blood contains oxygen but there is not enough free oxygen to enable oxidisation.

[@skwervin1]

@Qusin111... I sew and all of my pins ARE magnetic - I use a magnet to pick them up when they drop. My mother was a seamstress for 60 years and she did the same. Pins enclosed in flesh do not rust - insufficient free oxygen. Howard Hughes the multibillionaire had tens of syringe needles that had broken off in his arms for years - no rusting of those...

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

Not all stainless steel is nonmagnetic. In fact, most is. They also could be another alloy that would not rust, but would be magnetic. We are talking about rural China over 40 years ago. For all you know, they made their own pins. That is not uncommon. They could have been made from nickel too.

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

@@skwervin1 Where in the world did they get the idea that stainless steel was not magnetic?

[@thebyrd433]

So gallstones can't turn your urine brown? My gallstones turned mine orange.

[@jenx5870]

No, kidney damage does. That's how they knew it wasn't the gallstones.

[@brett7551]

If it was THAT easy to cure addiction...knowing where the addiction center is....i would have spent ALL the money i have fixing it because i would make so much more NOT being an addict. What they're not saying is that it is also the center for focus and drive. We don't really know that much about how the brain works. This was total BS.

[@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers]

Not how MRIs work (the magnet is always on - it doesn't just turn on with the switch) and not how brains work (there's no "addiction center").

[@RealPlasmodium]

I’m pretty sure he made up the addiction center just so the parents would have more faith in their daughter instead of sheltering her.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

Everyone with an addiction has an "addiction center." It is a certain pattern of neural pathways lighting up that make a person crave something. The one you get from nicotine is especially swift and intense because it's caused by a specific chemical's presence, which also makes you attracted to even the simple act of putting the cigarette in your mouth, not just because you like the effects. When something alters these patterns, it could be said to be altering or interacting with the addiction center of the brain.

[@jakepullman4914]

@@AlexDeLarge1 It could be said, yes. It wouldn't be accurate, but it could certainly be said.

[@just-tess]

she was at a Buddhist temple in China? thought they weren't into that so much these days?

[@Veronica-nz5lk]

I put the same almighty God in the mighty name of Jesus all things are possible Dr House cuddy and wilson is best friends in the first place as a roommate humble and staying in the legacy simple classic traditional way in God we trust i love for who I am single and a Adult children in my mid 30's and a single and a virgin amen

[@GizmoBeach]

Licorice Root is good for ARS. 🖤

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

🙄

[@dimblytumblefoot3827]

I knew it was gonna be magnets right from the start. A classic religious scam.

[@ricksimon9867]

6:01 - a common misconception in America (because, you know, lousy education). The one-child policy was only rarely enforced.

[@bargainbassist]

You're right and wrong. The one-child policy was enforced mostly among the peasant population living in the rural villages where there were larger numbers of political cadres compared to the local population, and usually under pressure from those cadres. And, in the cities, the one-child policy was at times enforced, but not nearly as often as in the rural villages. There, fixed it.

[@MartinFinnerup]

"This pin right here, it's pressing directly on her addiction center." Right. Because that's a thing humans have... House M.D. has it's moments of great scientific accuracy, but there's at least a good 30% of it that is pure bullshit. Still a fun show though, just not always all that medically accurate.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

So the weight inside is triggered by the first lift But y isn’t still that heavy the first time??

[@Veelasiren]

There is a magnet in the statue, a second magnet is under the table the statue is sitting on. The magnets are designed to activate and stick together after the first lift so it cannot be lifted a second time.

[@mitchtheronin1469]

Thats not even buddha

[@iSTEFIXi]

can someone explain the 3 pin thing i dont get it

[@ernestomoreno4409]

You didn't watch the clip? Parents tried to kill her as an infant, pins were intended to "skewer" her brain. She didn't die and a strong magnet pulled a pin down causing her illness.

[@terratrox7180]

Back when the woman was born, China had a policy where couples could only have 1 child. If they had more than 1 kid, the government would charge massive fees that would cripple any family. It was also much, MUCH better to have a son than a daughter, culturally speaking. So many couples who did have daughters would either abandon their children to adoption, or more likely, would kill their children so they could have another and hopefully get a boy. What happened here is the parents shoved those needles into her brain when she was a baby and her skull wasn't fully formed yet. But she survived, so her father abandoned her at an orphanage. Years later, those needles were still in her brain. The needles moved when she interacted with the strong magnets in the statue (and the MRI would've killed her by moving the needles too).

[@iSTEFIXi]

@@terratrox7180 thx

[@San-pv]

@@terratrox7180 its so scary and im worried about the actual people who had to suffer this way 💔💔😞😞

[@erronblack308]

@@terratrox7180abortion is bad enough. Killing born children just because they wanted something else…. Chinese people were evil.

[@sam11182]

XD Stupid cliff hanger. Got to find a place to watch House online free. I dont have the hard drive space to download. Bitchdenflation makes me unable to buy

[@PJOZeus]

“Did her drinking cause this? … Can you tell her it did?” They don’t care about their adoptive daughter, they just want to control her, because they never had one of their own to control. I hope those watching this and the next generation understand how vile such control is. At no age are they property for you to live out your failed dreams through at their expense.

[@trainman5675]

Uhhh dude...did you watch the last minute and a half? Plus in the episode itself...she was a heavy addict...they were desperately trying to get her to stop through any means. Since ot was killing her...the pins were pushing her addiction centers making her easily addicted to

[@Baagtabhoot567]

Oh how dare they care about their daughter!!!

[@noname-qw9td]

That's not how that works. They wanted House to tell her that it was the alcohol that caused everything in order to make it a large enough scare tactic to stop her from drinking and doing drugs again. If you're a healthy loving parent you'll go o the ends of the Earth to make sure your child is safe. Given alcohol was already killing her, to show her it was almost her last chance, would've ideally made a change.

[@Menmaism]

Looks like someone really got screwed by his parents...

[@bobbierobinson6269]

They had 3 more kids to "control". And why would you think it's bad for a parent to want their addicted daughter to get better?

[@LolSoT]

sars as is sars cov 2 lol

[@BB-fk1mc]

They're both SARS, yes

[@jameson1239]

SARS is a family of boy including SARS-COV2

[@simplylethul]

The amount of people who think they understand virology, while not understanding virology. 😂🤦‍♂️

[@STOP_FAKENEWS]

western propaganda

[@rickrick5041]

The shows went for 60 minutes but they had to condense them to under 10 minutes by taking out unnecessary and repetitive content because the old TVs couldn’t hold anything over 10 minutes. The mondo Houser shows are very short always less than 10 minutes because of the primitive mondo TVs they had back then. The old old old TVs could not hold more than 10 minutes of show as they used CRT Catholic Ray Tubs technology and non Dylan Mulvaney CLT or Claw Technology. No harm no fowl. They tried Dylan Mulvaney to shorten the shows advertising and tried to produce a non racist TV set with Motorola involvement with flypaper control and Dylan Mulvaney CEO. Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney abandoned by Bud Lights and faced too much bullying and transphobia. The proof is in the pudding. It’s all part of the non racist discovering process

[@SamIsHere444]

You wrote a whole dissertation for what 😂

[@rickrick5041]

@@SamIsHere444 Thanks for the question about “what”. When you say “what” you must be asking about actually “watt”. The symbol is W. It depends on the temperature. A transistor such as the TIP31 having a quoted maximum power output PTOT of 40W can only handle 40W of power IF the case temperature (slightly less than the junction temperature) is kept below 25°C. The performance of a power transistor is closely dependant on its ability to dissipate the heat generated at the collector base junction. That’s where heat sinks come into the picture. Ok, it’s hard to convince people but I don’t see any racism. It’s in the eye of the beholder. It’s a racist free product in all respects. All racist free products. Join the movement. That should tell you something. Chowin was convicted of 8 counts of racism per se. 20 years. 1619 BLM JUNETEENTH. Critical Race Theory. White Supremacy. White Privilege. Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney abandoned by Bud Lights and faced too much bullying and transphobia. The proof is in the pudding. It’s all part of the non racist discovering process. The historically correct Crackhead Barney and a prominent associate of Dylan Mulvaney declined comment at that time but was very involved. This was a good question.

[@SamIsHere444]

@@rickrick5041 nah I meant what

[@jenx5870]

​@@SamIsHere444They are clearly off of their meds.

[@debbiereha1739]

“ That’s what nurses are for”??? Are they supposed to hold her hair while she vomits? A doctor can’t do that? House, shame on you!!

[@user-db3xu1hw7r]

"Looks Like They Cut You in Half" foreshadowing her role in the magic trick

[@tadeocg780]

What are you talking about?

[@Mvmrobots4030]

Yes i must know episode name

[@conraderson9121]

@@Mvmrobots4030it’s in the video description

[@goukenslay7555]

So she was the victim of the 1 child policy of china. Some people did dare to have more than 1 child like my co-worker's parents did. apparently they hid him with a couple with no child until he was old enough to smuggle on ship

[@SifGreyfang]

China is wack

[@Uapa500]

When I was in school (Italy) we had 4 chinese children, whose parents escaped to Italy to get away from the one child policy. So sad.

[@TheImprovised]

Now there a butt load of unmarried men in China. There are simply not enough women. The women that made it are very picky about partners or whether or not to marry because they can be.

[@melodyleong]

I've had colleagues from China coming from bigger families. Apparently, all you needed to do was pay a 'fine' *coughbribecough* if you had more than one child.

[@dietotaku]

@@melodyleong so, as always, the laws only apply to the poor

[@LalitoVAngel]

6:02 I think might be my favorite lil House and Wilson moment, the exchange of house seeing Wislon experiencing the excitement of solving the runic cube and asking him if it feels good and Wilson’s subtle expression in return that answers in return no yea I get it now, it’s so great!!!

[@Rueuhy]

This episode had me on pins and needles in anticipation of the diagnosis.

[@avinotion]

Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff Ba-Dum-Tss

[@ekathe85]

Rare instance of Wilson having an epiphany

[@cagdasd3229]

kutner knows what he is doing

[@namerif731]

That is one powerful Buddha Magnet to shift a pin a little at that distance.

[@shannongilley4599]

Probably a type of electromagnet, given context and those can be very strong. We're talking if you stuck one to a fridge, you need to slide it off not pull it off.

[@v.e.jansen7720]

And then her not dying in the MRI, a giant, super powerful magnet....

[@shannongilley4599]

@@v.e.jansen7720 To be fair, they shut it down before it ramped up. Also, this is fiction, so...🤷‍♀

[@Pro_Triforcer]

@@shannongilley4599 MRIs don't stop being massive magnets when they're not turned on.

[@shannongilley4599]

@@Pro_Triforcer Yes, I know. Again, we're talking a fictional show, so I merely put forth a theory/theories as to why the pins weren't ripped out of her skull. The writers took a lot of liberties with this show in a lot of episodes. I don't overanalyze with these things, I just put forth what the writers might have been thinking and move on.

[@RayAnnetteP]

Licorice, raises blood pressure, also.

[@sterby1]

I didn't know that. I have HT and love licorice candy. One more thing I have to abandon.

[@babyvia6712]

About to go get some licorice right now for my hypotension 😋

[@MismeretMonk]

Well, Dutch people must all have high blood pressure.

[@msmltvcktl]

It lowers your potassium levels, too; not a good idea if you have muscle cramping.

[@Ed19601]

Glycyrrhizinic acid found in liquorice as well, causes high BP

[@wirebrushproductions1001]

"This pin is pressing on her addiction center." Say whuuuut?

[@ShadowMoon878]

That's how the brain works. Certain areas of our brain controlled certain bodily functions, moods and behaviours. Scientists actually tested on the brain of a recently executed criminal and they found out that, by passing a low voltage of electricity to certain parts of the brain, they can make the dead person laugh, cry and be angry. This was in the early 1900s though.

[@dietotaku]

the reward center, specifically it's the mesolimbic dopamine pathway. people get addicted to stuff because they get a shot of dopamine every time they do it. same reason people can spend 12 hours a day playing candy crush.

[@Ave_Satana666]

​@@ShadowMoon878yeah dopamine from the midbrain effects the function of the amygdala. Leading to dependent behavior. Note this could happen with more then consumables. Someone's touch or their scent their voice their eyes even. Can become addictive if you fail to obtain a healthy relationship partner an fail to avoid losing your self control an dignity.

[@Ave_Satana666]

​@@dietotakuwell you got half of it right partner☺️ the thing people forget about is effect. You're looking at cause. However the midbrain effects such as dopamine endorphins in a couple other chemicals. Have no effect on you if you don allow them to control your amygdala which controls fear, anxiety. An strangely arousal. This is why people become addicted to stuff that has no real reason. Like pain. Or feet.

[@Ave_Satana666]

c: I sold my soul for that knowledge use it wisely to manipulate people by giving them rewards make them feel special then take them away. Degrading them. It's so easy ☺️

[@xiaokangguo5444]

there are chinese characters 招财宝 on the socalled buddha. It is an idol of fortune god who showers you with money. That's 100% opposite of buddha. too bad those aisan actors have no clue.

[@jakepullman4914]

Or they know and don't care because they get paid regardless.

[@cantrixtacitum]

I feel like Kutner wasn't being totally honest with the parents at the end when he said her addiction was caused by the pins. While it is possible (see the case of Phineas Gage), it seemed more to me like he was manipulating the parents because he empathized with the patient. For one, Kutner was literally the only one to comment on this. Also, there isn't a single part of the brain solely responsible for addiction. It's primarily caused by an interaction between the reward or pleasure systems and the stress or anxiety systems, which creates a cycle of craving the high that alleviates the stress that's caused by withdrawals. This can also be influenced by genes that give a stronger or weaker effect to those systems, or to others like memory or impulse control, which can give someone a predisposition or resistance to addiction.

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

And what do those genes impact? Oh right, the addiction centers of the brain. You can SEE addiction on an fMRI. I mean really, your explanation sounds like one you get in High School.

[@cantrixtacitum]

@@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676 "When it comes to addiction, the circuits involved are primarily the reward system and the stress system. The reward system is responsible for providing pleasurable feelings in response to things that are good for you, like eating or engaging in sexual relations. The stress system is responsible for helping you deal with threats and dangers. When these two systems are activated at the same time, it can create an addictive cycle. The reward system will release dopamine, which is a chemical that makes you feel good. The stress system will release cortisol, which is a hormone that makes you feel bad. This combination creates a powerful urge to keep using the substance or behavior. Basal ganglia - In this area of the brain, which is essential for positive motivation, the drugs trigger the reward circuit. This area of the brain affects healthy activities and those that create pleasure. When drugs overact this area, they create a sense of high. When this happens numerous times, the reward circuit adapts to the drug. That means it’s hard to feel any pleasure without the drug. Extended amygdala - This area of the brain processes anxiety and unease. It is typically the place where withdrawal symptoms stem when the drug high fades. With drug use, this area becomes more sensitive. Prefrontal cortex - This area of the brain is responsible for planning, thinking, and solving problems. It is in this area of the brain that compulsive activity happens due to a reduction in impulse control." ((Excerpt from San Antonio Recovery Center website.)) "That’s because addiction develops when the pleasure circuits in the brain get overwhelmed, in a way that can become chronic and sometimes even permanent. This is what’s at play when you hear about reward “systems” or “pathways” and the role of dopamine when it comes to addiction. But what does any of that really mean? One of the most primitive parts of the brain, the reward system, developed as a way to reinforce behaviors we need to survive-such as eating. When we eat foods, the reward pathways activate a chemical called dopamine, which, in turn, releases a jolt of satisfaction. This encourages you to eat again in the future. When a person develops an addiction to a substance, it’s because the brain has started to change. This happens because addictive substances trigger an outsized response when they reach the brain. Instead of a simple, pleasurable surge of dopamine, many drugs of abuse-such as opioids, cocaine, or nicotine-cause dopamine to flood the reward pathway, 10 times more than a natural reward." ((Excerpt from Yale Medicine website.))

[@cantrixtacitum]

@@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676 I already stated what "those genes impact". Reward system, memory, impulse control, etc. Just because you can see what areas of the brain are affected by addiction, doesn't make them "addiction centers". I research stuff like this so I can better understand my family history and my own dumb brain. There's no need to get so weirdly aggressive on a random internet comment. 😄

[@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676]

@@cantrixtacitum I correct misinformation because it is damaging. You mentioned genes but your understanding of them is clearly limited. I also never said the word "affected" as you use it and you clearly don't know what an fMRI is. Research on google is NOT research, especially for those like you who are clearly untrained in how to perform and evaluate it. I am not aggressive. You are insecure because you know you are ignorant. Get back to me when you actually have a couple of degrees in this area. You are a rank amateur at best. That is not an insult, it's just fact. Fortunately ignorance is curable.

[@Lelouch0Ashford]

Lmao me too, I always thought that it was the purpose of the scene. The parents wanted the doctor to lie to the patient, so he lied to them to make them feel better and trust her daughter

[@tabbykitty994]

at least her white mom and dad are nice and cares for her

[@elimgarak7330]

This pin is pressing right on her "addiction center." Right.

[@asherikamichaela8425]

It looks like he's pointing to her amygdala. In a way, he's right, that'd definitely have an effect of her susceptibility to addiction.

[@jeffreyrichard2575]

@@asherikamichaela8425 but it doesn't automatically cause addiction without a psychological element. So Kutner is half right at best.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

​@@jeffreyrichard2575no, based on what the amygdala does and what they've got the 'addiction center' doing in the episode, what's happening is that the pressure is creating a constant feeling of anxious stress. The patient will have found that addictive drugs (like nicotine) alleviate this feeling temporarily. Effectively, the patient had the symptoms of withdrawal BEFORE she got addicted, and her addictions were actually effectively her brain self-medicating.

[@fyukfy2366]

She's been alive 25 years and was never around a magnet?

[@nutjobification]

Normal magnets maybe, but magnets strong enough to hold a statue in place would also be strong enough to attract the pins in her brain. But those are not common in day to day life, so yeah, she wpuld not have been around those kinds of magnets

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

@@nutjobification ud be surprised how many large magnets there r. but ur right u would normally know about them

[@mrobligatory.5234]

The formula for magnetic fields shows that a magnetic field is inversely related to the distance from the hypothetical object. Or in other words, the farther away a magnet is, the less strong it becomes. Since most people never hold a magnet to their head, most magnetic fields she experiences wouldn't be strong enough to move the needles. Therefore it would take a particularly strong magnet, such as the one in the beginning of the video, to move the needles.

[@ChrispyNut]

A) TV Logic B) Maybe they did shift around her brain through her life. Sometimes it made no clear difference, sometimes it did, but other things were blamed and treated for. It's easy to keep blaming the damaged persons personality, as the parents seemed to have become accustomed to.

[@familhagaudir8561]

I facepalmed at "the pin just made her do the drugs, she's not responsible, she's not who you think she is". Nice implications about the author's opinions on personal responsability and about other addicts who don't have a pin in the brain.

[@anoknskyle2243]

Audio's out of sync with the video. Please fix.

[@tomh3652]

You would think a crash cart would be in the room since the cases are severe.

[@cosmicwire6356]

So she had never been near a magnet in her life?

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

Sure. But not a powerful one. The magnet in the statue and the magnet in the MRI are powerful electromagnets. They're not the cute little magnets you use to put your kid's finger-painting on your fridge.

[@cosmicwire6356]

@@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg she was literally brought in because of the buddha statue.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

@@cosmicwire6356 yes. She had presumably avoided close association with powerful electromagnets until she tried to lift the rigged Buddha. Possible if she didn't work in engineering or medicine.

[@cosmicwire6356]

@@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg still a huge stretch that this is her first time since birth

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

@@cosmicwire6356 no, not really. Normal magnets wouldn't do it. Even small electromagnets wouldn't do it, unless, for some reason, she had one on her head. About the only times she'd be likely to be that close to an electromagnet that powerful would be if she was involved in power generation, industrial wrecking, or something that requires MRI technology. In other circumstances, powerful electromagnets are usually kept away from people and/or shielded.

[@adriancronin533]

Unbeknownst to the team, Kutner and Nicole had a relationship after she recovered. Soon after they broke up, Kutner killed himself.

[@xantishayde-walker4593]

What episode was that in? I'd like to look it up.

[@ruthhutch3546]

Great writers.

[@thermiteturtle3486]

Lupus

[@metal100k]

It's never lupus

[@MarbledPaladin]

​@@metal100kExcept when it is... 😉

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

@@MarbledPaladin wasnt it only lupus once on house

[@CrashMacDuff]

Very glad to see Kumar in the the medical profession.

[@Elohims.favorite1]

Idol worshippers...

[@simplylethul]

Who cares what people worship?

[@a.summers345]

the only issue with this story is she probably flew to aisa so she wouldve had to have the xray there or at least a medal detector which wouldve picked those up

[@ShadowMoon878]

Not really. Pins are so small, the big metal detectors can't pick it up unless they use a handheld one and focused on her head

[@auntiesemite9295]

The studios wouldn't have made this episode these days as to not offend the chinese.

[@simplylethul]

America has always disrespected other cultures, so that makes sense.

[@crappen1094]

1st

[@ethanstyant9704]

2:43 bro wtf she has an open wound why are you taking your fuckin mask off