EPISODE

24. Human Error

Cuban couple Esteban and his sick wife, Marina Hernandez, are pulled from the ocean during a dangerous rescue en route to the U.S. on a mission to reach Dr. House. Her detailed medical records from Cuba were lost during the rescue, so the team runs a series of tests to determine the extent of her heart condition. But when she gets worse, House wonders if someone on his staff made a mistake. Meanwhile, Foreman prepares to leave, and his departure shakes up the entire team with House firing Chase and Cameron resigning.

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House and the team take on the case of a young woman ( Mercedes Renard ) who, along with her husband, is rescued at sea en route from Cuba in a desperate attempt to personally see House and get a diagnosis for her illness. During her stay in the hospital, she develops a new symptom: her heart stops – but she miraculously keeps talking. Foreman prepares for his last day at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Final diagnosis: Congenital heart defect (infected third coronary artery ostium )

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