2 Episode 12 - Distractionshouse M.d. : Season

: Standard diagnostic tools like MRIs or EKGs cannot be used because the patient lacks intact skin for electrode attachment.

: House successfully ruins Weber’s clinical trials but remains emotionally isolated, ending the episode by hiring a prostitute for further "distraction".

House spends much of the episode ignoring the patient to target , a former classmate who got House expelled from Johns Hopkins for cheating years prior. DistractionsHouse M.D. : Season 2 Episode 12

The primary case involves , a teenager who suffered severe third-degree burns over 40% of his body following a quad bike accident.

: Beyond the burns, Adam experiences inexplicable tachycardia, low potassium, and neurological issues—including a bizarre, sedated orgasm in a hyperbaric chamber. : Standard diagnostic tools like MRIs or EKGs

: The team uses a galvanometer , an antiquated electrical device, to monitor the patient's heart without direct skin contact.

: The episode's title reflects House using the rivalry with Weber and the intense pain of his self-experimentation to avoid dealing with his emotional pain regarding Stacy. The primary case involves , a teenager who

In of House M.D. , titled " Distractions ," the narrative centers on House’s pursuit of a long-overdue personal vendetta, which serves as a literal distraction from his recent breakup with Stacy Warner . Medical Mystery: The Burn Victim