House S01E01: English words to learn
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| Word | Uses |
|---|---|
| patient | 21 |
| 00:03:09You see that? They all assume I'm a patient because of this cane. | |
| tumor | 11 |
| 00:03:35Brain tumor. She's going to die. Boring. | |
| steroid | 11 |
| 00:16:21But the steroids-- | |
| treat | 10 |
| 00:05:52Isn't treating patients why we became doctors? | |
| treatment | 9 |
| 00:04:09And she's not responding to radiation treatment. | |
| worm | 9 |
| 00:31:03Tapeworm? You think she's got a worm in her brain? | |
| hire | 8 |
| 00:38:54Why did you hire me? | |
| diagnosis | 8 |
| 00:03:31And your cousin doesn't like the diagnosis. | |
| cousin | 7 |
| 00:03:28She's my cousin. | |
| medicine | 6 |
| 00:06:01So you're trying to eliminate the humanity from the practice of medicine? | |
| symptom | 6 |
| 00:17:31and the pressure is gonna cause neurological symptoms. | |
| tapeworm | 6 |
| 00:31:03Tapeworm? You think she's got a worm in her brain? | |
| leg | 5 |
| 00:15:01Oh, for you. For your leg. No, 'cause they're yummy. | |
| medical | 5 |
| 00:06:11- I don't think it's a tumor. - First year medical school-- if you hear hoof beats, you think horses, not zebras. | |
| lab | 5 |
| 00:03:58That's an H.M.O. lab. Might as well have sent it to a high school kid with a chemistry set. | |
| orange | 5 |
| 00:14:30Oh? I think I read about something like that in the New England Journal of Medicine. Patient is orange. | |
| radiation | 5 |
| 00:04:09And she's not responding to radiation treatment. | |
| x-ray | 5 |
| contrast | 5 |
| 00:06:38- Get her a contrast M.R.I. - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? | |
| bus | 4 |
| 00:00:48I already know the answer. I missed the bus. | |
| assume | 4 |
| 00:03:09You see that? They all assume I'm a patient because of this cane. | |
| ham | 4 |
| 00:30:18I had ham at her apartment. | |
| parrot | 4 |
| 00:19:15- You could smell our parrot. - You said you didn't have any pets in this class. | |
| vasculitis | 4 |
| 00:17:11You're looking for support for a diagnosis of cerebral vasculitis? | |
| teacher | 3 |
| 00:19:37None. But you figured that five-year-olds are more serious about bird hygiene than their teacher? | |
| weekend | 3 |
| 00:01:18Okay. Sydney, why don't you tell us what you did this weekend? | |
| color | 3 |
| 00:14:27Runny nose looks a funny color? Patient admitted complaining of back spasms. | |
| proof | 3 |
| 00:22:05With no proof. | |
| damage | 3 |
| 00:25:30Could the damage have been caused by a lack of oxygen during her seizure? | |
| affair | 3 |
| 00:15:12Your wife is having an affair. | |
| healthy | 3 |
| 00:03:21That's fair enough. I don't like healthy patients. | |
| sue | 3 |
| 00:21:10I should sue you. | |
| egg | 3 |
| 00:20:07who made your egg salad sandwich-- | |
| cure | 3 |
| 00:34:15I'm not talking about a treatment. I'm talking about a cure. | |
| guarantee | 3 |
| 00:36:41We don't give guarantees. | |
| jewish | 3 |
| 00:30:16- She's not jewish. - Rachel Adler's not jewish? | |
| clinic | 3 |
| 00:07:55You're six years behind on your obligations to the clinic. | |
| muscle | 3 |
| 00:34:39If it's in the brain, it's a stroke. I had it in my thigh muscles. | |
| pork | 3 |
| 00:30:57Where there's ham, there's pork. | |
| pill | 3 |
| 00:38:17- Two pills? - Yeah. Every day, for at least a month, with a meal. | |
| medication | 3 |
| 00:18:09We're just trying some alternative medication. | |
| dignity | 3 |
| 00:35:23I just want to die with a little dignity. | |
| vessel | 3 |
| 00:17:14Inflammation of blood vessels in the brain is awfully rare, especially for someone her age. | |
| genetic | 3 |
| 00:13:53We need to know if there's some genetic or environmental cause that's triggering an inflammatory response. | |
| immune | 3 |
| 00:32:11As long as it's healthy, the immune system doesn't even know it's there. | |
| juvenile | 3 |
| 00:07:37Are you gonna grab my cane now, stop me from leaving? That would be juvenile. | |
| zebra | 3 |
| 00:06:11- I don't think it's a tumor. - First year medical school-- if you hear hoof beats, you think horses, not zebras. | |
| neurological | 3 |
| 00:17:31and the pressure is gonna cause neurological symptoms. | |
| inflammation | 3 |
| 00:16:24the steroids stop the inflammation. | |
| larva | 3 |
| 00:31:40you digest live tapeworm larvae. | |
| gadolinium | 3 |
| 00:08:55We inject gadolinium into a vein. | |
| screw up | 3 |
| 00:06:47The lab in Trenton could have screwed up the blood tests. | |
| gift | 2 |
| 00:39:54To think that you were hired because of some genetic gift of beauty instead of some genetic gift of intelligence? | |
| grab | 2 |
| 00:07:37Are you gonna grab my cane now, stop me from leaving? That would be juvenile. | |
| yep | 2 |
| 00:12:29- Too much edema. Where's the surgical airway kit? - Yep. Coming. | |
| fit | 2 |
| 00:31:05It fits. Could have been living there for years. Never occurred to me that-- | |
| notice | 2 |
| 00:15:18It's one thing for you not to notice, | |
| begin | 2 |
| 00:11:19Okay, we're going to begin. | |
| throat | 2 |
| 00:13:30We'll get that tube out of your throat later today. | |
| danger | 2 |
| 00:15:57She probably weighed that danger against the danger of not breathing. | |
| interest | 2 |
| 00:07:58See? I was right. This doesn't interest me. | |
| ridiculous | 2 |
| 00:15:24By the way, do you consume just a ridiculous amount of carrots and megadose vitamins? | |
| bird | 2 |
| 00:19:19A parrot is a bird. | |
| pants | 2 |
| 00:18:52Why are you smelling Billy's pants? | |
| excellent | 2 |
| 00:08:19Excellent. We have a point of agreement-- you're not gonna fire me. | |
| breathe | 2 |
| 00:12:19She's not breathing. Epi, .5. | |
| nurse | 2 |
| 00:18:06The nurse said you're stopping my radiation. | |
| research | 2 |
| 00:21:32Doing research. People are fascinating, aren't they? | |
| female | 2 |
| 00:03:01Twenty-nine-year old female. First seizure one month ago. | |
| base | 2 |
| 00:21:42You don't prescribe medicine based on guesses. | |
| amount | 2 |
| 00:15:24By the way, do you consume just a ridiculous amount of carrots and megadose vitamins? | |
| page | 2 |
| 00:07:12Radiology, please call the page. | |
| yelling | 2 |
| 00:09:17Yes. Why are you yelling? | |
| obvious | 2 |
| 00:06:24then her kindly family doctor in Trenton makes the obvious diagnosis, and it never gets near this office. | |
| cancer | 2 |
| 00:03:55The protein markers for the three most prevalent brain cancers came up negative. | |
| scary | 2 |
| 00:09:43That's not scary. | |
| shock | 2 |
| 00:25:03We needed to shock you to get your heart going. | |
| yellow | 2 |
| 00:14:37You mean yellow. It's jaundice. I mean orange. | |
| disease | 2 |
| 00:03:45You're the oncologist. I'm just a lowly infectious disease guy. | |
| effect | 2 |
| 00:26:11Well, maybe we didn't see the effect until after we started steroids. No, it's not a tumor. | |
| claim | 2 |
| 00:36:11claim she doesn't have the capacity to make this decision. | |
| false | 2 |
| 00:18:40False hope. If there was any other type available, I would have given her that. | |
| reputation | 2 |
| 00:08:16is because your reputation is still worth something to this hospital. | |
| mental | 2 |
| 00:03:07Progressive deterioration of mental status. | |
| highly | 2 |
| 00:03:50Brain tumors at her age are highly unlikely. | |
| garbage | 2 |
| 00:20:34I want you to check the patient's home for contaminants, garbage, medication. | |
| ability | 2 |
| 00:03:04Lost the ability to speak. Babbled like a baby. | |
| ignore | 2 |
| 00:07:52You ignore requests for consults. I call back. Sometimes I misdial. | |
| basement | 2 |
| 00:19:52It's not a crime scene. As far as I know, she's running a meth lab out of her basement. | |
| fever | 2 |
| 00:27:14I had a couple headaches last month, a mild fever. Sometimes I can't sleep, and I have trouble concentrating. | |
| dollar | 2 |
| 00:27:39I need 36 Vicodin and change for a dollar. | |
| experiment | 2 |
| 00:22:01She is not an experiment. I have a legitimate theory about what's wrong with her. | |
| wipe | 2 |
| 00:20:24but I figure that somebody who wipes snot on a sleeve isn't hyperconcerned about sanitary conditions. | |
| status | 2 |
| 00:03:07Progressive deterioration of mental status. | |
| trigger | 2 |
| 00:13:53We need to know if there's some genetic or environmental cause that's triggering an inflammatory response. | |
| response | 2 |
| 00:13:53We need to know if there's some genetic or environmental cause that's triggering an inflammatory response. | |
| pet | 2 |
| 00:19:00Do you have any pets in this class? | |
| flow | 2 |
| 00:32:15The worm builds a wall, uses secretions to shut down the body's immune response and control fluid flow. | |
| complain | 2 |
| 00:14:27Runny nose looks a funny color? Patient admitted complaining of back spasms. | |
| yell | 2 |
| 00:09:17Yes. Why are you yelling? | |
| oxygen | 2 |
| 00:16:01Oxygen is so important during those prepubescent years. Don't you think? | |
| respond | 2 |
| 00:04:09And she's not responding to radiation treatment. | |
| typical | 2 |
| 00:31:36In a typical case, if you don't cook pork well enough, | |
| headache | 2 |
| 00:27:14I had a couple headaches last month, a mild fever. Sometimes I can't sleep, and I have trouble concentrating. | |
| stroke | 2 |
| 00:06:34Aneurysm, stroke or some other ischemic syndrome. | |
| illness | 2 |
| 00:05:55No. Treating illnesses is why we became doctors. | |
| con | 2 |
| 00:21:06Okay? Who knows when they're being conned, knows how to con. | |
| scan | 2 |
| 00:06:18No. First of all, there's nothing on the CAT scan. | |
| alternative | 2 |
| 00:18:09We're just trying some alternative medication. | |
| allergic | 2 |
| 00:12:09If she's having an allergic reaction to the gadolinium, she'll be dead in two minutes. | |
| unlikely | 2 |
| 00:03:50Brain tumors at her age are highly unlikely. | |
| fluid | 2 |
| 00:32:15The worm builds a wall, uses secretions to shut down the body's immune response and control fluid flow. | |
| syndrome | 2 |
| 00:06:34Aneurysm, stroke or some other ischemic syndrome. | |
| cane | 2 |
| 00:03:09You see that? They all assume I'm a patient because of this cane. | |
| definition | 2 |
| 00:27:10It's kind of the definition, isn't it? | |
| environmental | 2 |
| 00:04:06Other side. No environmental factors. That you know of. | |
| meth | 2 |
| 00:19:52It's not a crime scene. As far as I know, she's running a meth lab out of her basement. | |
| carrot | 2 |
| 00:15:24By the way, do you consume just a ridiculous amount of carrots and megadose vitamins? | |
| cripple | 2 |
| 00:22:33People used to have more respect for cripples, you know. | |
| kindergarten | 2 |
| 00:19:56She's a kindergarten teacher. And if I were a kindergarten student I would trust her implicitly. | |
| seizure | 2 |
| 00:03:01Twenty-nine-year old female. First seizure one month ago. | |
| philosopher | 2 |
| 00:08:29But, as the philosopher Jagger once said, "You can't always get what you want". | |
| thigh | 2 |
| 00:34:39If it's in the brain, it's a stroke. I had it in my thigh muscles. | |
| bowel | 2 |
| 00:31:45they grab onto your bowel, they live, they grow up, they reproduce. | |
| reproduce | 2 |
| 00:31:45they grab onto your bowel, they live, they grow up, they reproduce. | |
| infectious | 2 |
| 00:03:45You're the oncologist. I'm just a lowly infectious disease guy. | |
| bloodstream | 2 |
| 00:32:03Unlike the larvae, the egg can pass right through the walls of the intestines into the bloodstream. | |
| claustrophobic | 2 |
| 00:11:12All right, Rebecca, I know you may feel a little claustrophobic in there, | |
| radiology | 2 |
| 00:07:12Radiology, please call the page. | |
| diagnose | 2 |
| 00:05:44Shouldn't we be speaking to the patient before we start diagnosing? | |
| pretense | 2 |
| 00:28:10House doesn't believe in pretense. | |
| lesion | 2 |
| 00:05:33It's a lesion. | |
| come up | 2 |
| 00:03:55The protein markers for the three most prevalent brain cancers came up negative. | |
| find out | 2 |
| 00:06:58Let's find out what kind of zebra we're treating here. | |
| grow up | 2 |
| 00:28:47Well, you obviously didn't grow up in my neighborhood. | |
| light up | 2 |
| 00:09:05Basically, whatever's in your head lights up like a Christmas tree. | |
| psittacosis | 2 |
| 00:19:23Parrots are the primary source of psittacosis. | |
| stand up | 2 |
| 00:14:50The next morning, I could barely stand up. | |
| obviously | 1 |
| 00:28:47Well, you obviously didn't grow up in my neighborhood. | |
| boyfriend | 1 |
| 00:17:53No boyfriend? Three dates. | |
| apartment | 1 |
| 00:30:18I had ham at her apartment. | |
| upset | 1 |
| 00:39:51But not the best. Would that upset you? Really? | |
| green | 1 |
| 00:05:36And the big green thing in the middle of the bigger blue thing on a map... | |
| lawyer | 1 |
| 00:15:32And get a good lawyer. | |
| doubt | 1 |
| 00:00:50I don't doubt it. No bus stops near Brad's. | |
| decision | 1 |
| 00:36:11claim she doesn't have the capacity to make this decision. | |
| island | 1 |
| 00:05:40is an island. | |
| difference | 1 |
| 00:39:07Does it make a difference what I think? | |
| tree | 1 |
| 00:09:05Basically, whatever's in your head lights up like a Christmas tree. | |
| bear | 1 |
| 00:35:28Our bodies break down. Sometimes when we're 90. Sometimes before we're even born. | |
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