Sleeping Dogs Lie: Bubonic Plague With Liver Failure
This card captures the episode's main supported diagnosis, clinical syndrome, or trauma-care issue.
In Plain English
This card captures the episode's main supported diagnosis, clinical syndrome, or trauma-care issue.
What Happened in the Episode
The primary thread in Sleeping Dogs Lie: Hannah has life-threatening insomnia and liver failure; the final diagnosis is bubonic plague, while transplant eligibility and disclosure strain the case.
Clinical Concept
Bubonic Plague With Liver Failure; This card captures the episode's main supported diagnosis, clinical syndrome, or trauma-care issue.
What ER Teams Would Evaluate
A real team would stabilize urgent problems, confirm the supported findings, review history and exposures, use targeted testing, involve specialists when needed, and reassess when the leading diagnosis fails.
Treatment and Management Overview
Management depends on the confirmed diagnosis, patient stability, consent, specialist input, and documented risk-benefit reasoning.
What TV Gets Right
The episode ties the problem to a concrete symptom, diagnosis, exposure, treatment decision, or safety issue.
What TV Compresses
The episode compresses diagnostic testing, specialty consultation, consent, documentation, and follow-up.
Sources and Further Reading
- iDRief catalog page
- House Wiki - Sleeping Dogs Lie
- House MD Guide - Sleeping Dogs Lie
- iDRief catalog pageEPISODE
Supports: Supports House S2E18 episode facts for Sleeping Dogs Lie.
- House Wiki - Sleeping Dogs LieEPISODE
Supports: Supports House S2E18 episode facts for Sleeping Dogs Lie.
- CDC - Infectious DiseasesTIER 2
Supports: Supports infectious disease and public-health context.
- Merck Manual Professional - Infectious DiseasesTIER 3
Supports: Supports clinical infectious disease context.