"Occam's Razor" is the third episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on November 30, 2004. The principle of Occam's razor is mentioned several times in the episode, as well as being the title of the episode itself.
Brandon and his fiancée Mindy are having sex in their house when Brandon passes out. Brandon ends up in the emergency room where he presents with cough, severe abdominal pain, nausea, low blood pressure...
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"Occam's Razor" is the third episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on November 30, 2004. The principle of Occam's razor is mentioned several times in the episode, as well as being the title of the episode itself.
Brandon and his fiancée Mindy are having sex in their house when Brandon passes out. Brandon ends up in the emergency room where he presents with cough, severe abdominal pain, nausea, low blood pressure, and fever. Cameron says that one disease cannot cause all of these symptoms.
After Brandon's kidneys begin to fail, Foreman suggests that he has a viral heart infection. House disagrees, saying that simultaneous development of hypothyroidism and a sinus infection is more likely. Foreman and House argue that each of their respective diagnoses more closely conforms to Occam's razor. Unexpectedly, Brandon's white blood cell count drops, indicating House and Foreman were both wrong. Brandon's damaged immune system leaves him vulnerable to the...
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