"Informed Consent" is the third episode of the third season of House and the forty-ninth episode overall.
House's ketamine treatment has worn off and he is back to using his cane; but he doesn't want to talk about it despite everyone's concerns. House has to diagnose Dr. Ezra Powell, a 71-year-old renowned pioneer in the field of medical research who collapsed while studying cancer in lab rats. House puts Powell through diagnostic rigors, but the...
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"Informed Consent" is the third episode of the third season of House and the forty-ninth episode overall.
House's ketamine treatment has worn off and he is back to using his cane; but he doesn't want to talk about it despite everyone's concerns. House has to diagnose Dr. Ezra Powell, a 71-year-old renowned pioneer in the field of medical research who collapsed while studying cancer in lab rats. House puts Powell through diagnostic rigors, but the team is unable to come up with a conclusive diagnosis, and Powell's health continues to deteriorate. Becoming increasingly debilitated, Powell ultimately demands that the team stop the litany of medical tests and euthanize him. House strikes a deal with him and asks for one day to do tests on him.
The moral dilemma of whether to assist in his suicide and abide by Powell's wishes, or to ignore what their patient wants drives the team in very different directions. The team members have divergent opinions on the morality of helping Powell die....
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