16. Heavy — Episode — House

16. Heavy

House must fire one of his doctors at Vogler's insistence and leaves them wondering about it while dealing with a case. House and his team blame an adverse reaction to diet pills after an obese 10-year-old girl has a heart attack, but they ultimately uncover a much more deadly source for her illness. House examines a woman who won't accept surgery for a 30 lb. tumor because she wants to remain overweight.

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House and his team investigate an overweight ten-year-old girl ( Jennifer Stone ) who has a heart attack and her mother ( Cynthia Ettinger ) insists that House and his team look past her weight to find the diagnosis. Adding to his stress, Vogler demands House get rid of a member of his team. It is revealed that Chase has been feeding Vogler information about House's cases. When House tells Cuddy and Vogler he chooses to fire Chase, Vogler rebuffs him and tells him to choose Foreman or Cameron instead. Final diagnosis: Cushing's disease

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