Sleeping In, part 4 of 13
Title: Sleeping In
Fandom: House/Buffy
Time Frame: Second season House, post-Chosen (no comics) Buffy
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Joss and ME own Buffy. David Shore, etc., own House. I own nothing except the words.
Summary: While Xander is visiting Dawn at Princeton, he falls asleep and she can't wake him up. When he falls into Dr. House's clutches, which will solve his illness first, medicine or magic?
"Differential diagnosis, people," House said as soon as the three of them entered the room. He was sitting at the table, his leg stretched out in front of him, and he handed the whiteboard marker to Cameron as she walked passed him. Trying not to look surprised, she took it and stood next to the whiteboard. "The only symptom we have is excessive sleep, so...go."
"Narcolepsy," Foreman said while sitting down in his usual spot at the table.
"You're not even trying," House said. "Did you not understand the point of the 'Did he fall asleep in the middle of a sentence?' question?"
"Cerebral edema," Chase said. "He already lost his eye awhile back; maybe he gets into fights a lot."
"More likely to cause coma than sleep," Cameron said, opening Xander's file. "And there's no mention here about any recent head trauma -"
"That just means he didn't tell Dawn about it," Chase said.
"Yes, but the ER already examined his skull and found nothing," Cameron said.
"Do it again," House said. "MRI and CAT scan, too. What else?"
"Epstein-Barr," Cameron said.
"No fever," Chase said. "And his cervical lymph nodes were normal."
"Hypersomnia," Foreman said.
"That's like saying ideopathic somnolence," House said. "It's not a diagnosis, it's giving up. Give me something real."
"Kleine-Levin syndrome," Cameron said.
"He doesn't look like he's been eating his own body weight every day," House said.
"No, but he's been in Africa - maybe he couldn't get as much food as he wanted there," Cameron said.
"Good point, but unless you can explain to me how someone with Kleine-Levin spends the night in a college dorm room with that girl and doesn't jump her...well, test for it - you will, anyway. Next?"
"Paget's disease," Chase said.
"I like it," House said. "But his bones looked normal."
"Looked, but we didn't actually examine them," Chase said. "It could be an odd presentation."
"Long shot, but do it," House said.
"Von Economo disease," Foreman said.
"Ecephalitis lethargica?" House said. "It would look more like a coma, and it'll show up on the brain scans, anyway. That's a lot of tests, isn't it? Whatever will Cuddy say?" He looked thrilled, which surprised Cameron not at all.
"Not a problem," Chase said. "Everything's being taken care of by the Sonoccis. After you left, one of them came in and told us to do whatever we want, money no object."
House whistled. "Financed by the Sonoccis, spending the night with a sexy college nymphet...if he weren't asleep, this guy would be in clover."
part 5
Fandom: House/Buffy
Time Frame: Second season House, post-Chosen (no comics) Buffy
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Joss and ME own Buffy. David Shore, etc., own House. I own nothing except the words.
Summary: While Xander is visiting Dawn at Princeton, he falls asleep and she can't wake him up. When he falls into Dr. House's clutches, which will solve his illness first, medicine or magic?
"Differential diagnosis, people," House said as soon as the three of them entered the room. He was sitting at the table, his leg stretched out in front of him, and he handed the whiteboard marker to Cameron as she walked passed him. Trying not to look surprised, she took it and stood next to the whiteboard. "The only symptom we have is excessive sleep, so...go."
"Narcolepsy," Foreman said while sitting down in his usual spot at the table.
"You're not even trying," House said. "Did you not understand the point of the 'Did he fall asleep in the middle of a sentence?' question?"
"Cerebral edema," Chase said. "He already lost his eye awhile back; maybe he gets into fights a lot."
"More likely to cause coma than sleep," Cameron said, opening Xander's file. "And there's no mention here about any recent head trauma -"
"That just means he didn't tell Dawn about it," Chase said.
"Yes, but the ER already examined his skull and found nothing," Cameron said.
"Do it again," House said. "MRI and CAT scan, too. What else?"
"Epstein-Barr," Cameron said.
"No fever," Chase said. "And his cervical lymph nodes were normal."
"Hypersomnia," Foreman said.
"That's like saying ideopathic somnolence," House said. "It's not a diagnosis, it's giving up. Give me something real."
"Kleine-Levin syndrome," Cameron said.
"He doesn't look like he's been eating his own body weight every day," House said.
"No, but he's been in Africa - maybe he couldn't get as much food as he wanted there," Cameron said.
"Good point, but unless you can explain to me how someone with Kleine-Levin spends the night in a college dorm room with that girl and doesn't jump her...well, test for it - you will, anyway. Next?"
"Paget's disease," Chase said.
"I like it," House said. "But his bones looked normal."
"Looked, but we didn't actually examine them," Chase said. "It could be an odd presentation."
"Long shot, but do it," House said.
"Von Economo disease," Foreman said.
"Ecephalitis lethargica?" House said. "It would look more like a coma, and it'll show up on the brain scans, anyway. That's a lot of tests, isn't it? Whatever will Cuddy say?" He looked thrilled, which surprised Cameron not at all.
"Not a problem," Chase said. "Everything's being taken care of by the Sonoccis. After you left, one of them came in and told us to do whatever we want, money no object."
House whistled. "Financed by the Sonoccis, spending the night with a sexy college nymphet...if he weren't asleep, this guy would be in clover."
part 5