"Humpty Dumpty" is the third episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on September 27, 2005. Dr. Lisa Cuddy's longtime handyman Alfredo falls off her roof, causing breathing problems.
Alfredo, a construction worker at Dr. Cuddy’s house, complains that his asthma is acting up. She asks him to finish the job. Alfredo falls off the roof onto the concrete.
An ambulance races Cuddy and Alfredo to the hospital. He can’t...
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"Humpty Dumpty" is the third episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on September 27, 2005. Dr. Lisa Cuddy's longtime handyman Alfredo falls off her roof, causing breathing problems.
Alfredo, a construction worker at Dr. Cuddy’s house, complains that his asthma is acting up. She asks him to finish the job. Alfredo falls off the roof onto the concrete.
An ambulance races Cuddy and Alfredo to the hospital. He can’t breathe, and Cuddy notices two of the fingers on his right hand have turned purple. At the hospital, the doctors try to figure out the cause of this. House suggests disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. House asks his team for a cervical MRI and treatment for DIC.
Stacy tells Cuddy that, for legal reasons, she should stay away from Alfredo. Stacy is sure that Cuddy will feel guilty, apologize and offer to pay his bills which isn't what the hospital needs. Cuddy is concerned that Alfredo could lose his hand and then his livelihood.
Alfredo...
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