Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome secondary to lung cancer.
Cadmium poisoning (caused by using marijuana grown in toxic soil) combined with anabolic steroid use.
For fans, researchers, and media archivists seeking a comprehensive , this guide serves as the definitive reference. It details the broadcast chronology, key creative teams, critical recurring character introductions, and thematic story arcs that defined the show’s legendary inaugural year. Technical Specifications and Overview Original Broadcast Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Season 1 Run Dates: May 24, 2005 Total Number of Episodes: 22 Core Cast: index of house m.d. season 1
A nun presents with severely blistered, bleeding hands, which House initially misdiagnoses as an allergic reaction to dish soap.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) caused by an E. coli infection contracted from contaminated food. Episode 20: "Love Hurts" Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome secondary to lung cancer
Colchicine poisoning (gout medication accidentally dispensed instead of cough medicine).
House routinely violates the law, medical ethics, and standard procedures to uncover the truth. The season consistently debates whether a doctor's primary duty is to respect the patient's wishes or to save their life by any means necessary. It details the broadcast chronology, key creative teams,
House discovers through genetic testing that the patient's parents are not his biological parents, forcing a family truth. Episode 3: "Occam's Razor" Original Air Date: November 30, 2004 Patient: Brandon (a college student)
The debut season of David Shore’s House, M.D. introduced audiences to one of television’s most compelling antiheroes: the brilliant, chronically cynical, and Vicodin-dependent Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). Operating out of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, House and his specialized team tackled some of the most obscure medical mysteries on television.
Introduces billionaire Edward Vogler as the new Chairman of the Board of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. 15. "Mob Rules" Original Air Date: March 22, 2005 Director: Tim Hunter Writer: David Foster & John Mankiewicz
Establishes the primary characters, the hospital dynamics, and House's foundational philosophy that "everybody lies." 2. "Paternity" Original Air Date: November 23, 2004 Director: Peter O'Fallon Writer: Lawrence Kaplow