Is Dr. House Is A Bad Doctor?

House MD was one of my favorite medical shows growing up, but as I've matured into my career as a physician I've realized that his actual skills are... questionable. While Hugh Laurie's Dr. Gregory House is indeed a genius, his bedisde manner and ethics need a LOT of work. Needless to say, I only want him to be my doc if things get REALLY bad. What about you? Which doctor should I review next? #shorts

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[nace]

"I still want him as my doctor if I have a rare condition" is the entire factor of House

[BradlyFC]

"Still want him as my doctor" - That basically sums up the entire show 😂😂😂

[merrikkplayzgamez]

Exactly, you don't come to House for your main health provider, you come to him when you have zebras

[victorhayes]

You hit the nail on the head, my friend. The whole point of the TV show House, M.D. was to ask a very simple question that they posed, a couple of times, in the series. "Would you rather have a doctor who ignored you while saving your life or a doctor who holds your hand while you die". Those words were spoken by Hugh Laurie on the show. So, you have basically answered the question the show was asking.

[notakkkmember]

There's an episode where House is happy and in a good mood and actually listens to the patient's parents and is respectful to them. The patient almost died and House realised it's because he can't be good at his job without being his usual self.

[abejavadi]

In fairness, he's usually right when accuses his patients of lying. 😅

[LovleyLemonade]

He's not the doctor we deserve. But the doctor we need.

[KRJayster]

Honestly the thing I learned most from
House is that whenever I go to a doctor for something I tell them everything I can. Fortunately it’s never been anything worse than gastroenteritis but I laid out the timeline, the symptoms, when it got worse, everything I could think of that was relevant. Because a doctor can’t help me if they don’t know what’s going on

[kayleespears]

Us chronic illness people PRAY to get a doctor like him. I don’t care if you’re nice to me. I care that you’re dedicated beyond question to helping me.

[CamperCarl]

He said it himself. "Would you rather a doctor that holds your hand as you die, or one that ignores you as you get better?"

[perrytheplatypus]

the plot of every Dr. House episode:
“he’s lying”
“you’re wrong”
*is right*

[astro]

I love how they just tell the patient “we found this at your house” and they don’t even question it at all

[sabikikasuko]

Dr. House is basically the living breathing "I was right all along and my methods only enabled me" fantasy LOL

[amylangston]

House says: "Would you rather have a doctor who cures you, or one who holds your hand while you die?"
It's not like medical competence and compassion have to be mutually exclusive.

[FreakingDress]

His methods are what makes him a great doctor even if he pops a bottle a day and your feelings get hurt in the process 😂

[LowkeyLoki]

I've been told before that House MD is basically just a slightly more comedic Sherlock Holmes if he worked at a hospital, and after that, House's whole characterisation made a ton more sense

[MrSergeantglitter]

Speaking of House, he does say at least once "Do you want a doctor that holds your hand as you die or ignores you as you get better?"

[dmore]

Lets be honest, even at -4 that Ethics score is super generous 😂

[BradyT]

Bedside manner is 10/10. He gets to the point and doesn't beat around the bush. Says what needs to be said and tell you how it is.

[OFFONE]

House is the type of doctor that you want he actually cares about his patients