[s6e5] Brave Heart 100%

The diagnostic team treats Donny, a reckless police detective convinced he is genetically "doomed" to die of sudden heart failure at age 40, just like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Secondary Plots:

Donny exhibits no clear symptoms beyond his extreme recklessness, which resulted in a fall while chasing a suspect. [S6E5] Brave Heart

After being discharged with a placebo, Donny collapses and is pronounced dead. However, he miraculously "wakes up" on the autopsy table. The diagnostic team treats Donny, a reckless police

House realizes Donny (and his son) has an intracranial berry aneurysm in the brain stem. This "self-destruct button" was growing and occasionally sending faulty signals to the heart, mimicking sudden failure. Both Donny and his long-lost son undergo successful surgery to repair the aneurysms. Character Developments However, he miraculously "wakes up" on the autopsy table

The team considers Wilson's disease and hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 1.

To help House regain his medical license, Cuddy falsifies his required "rounds" paperwork, noting it is easier than forcing him to actually teach students.