Patient: Hiccups. I’ve tried everything.
House: [reading from chart] Pulling the tongue, icepacks on the throat, hitting yourself… the groin pinch. Well, you’ve certainly covered all the normal medical bases. Uh, how are you hitting yourself, though? Is it open hand or fist?
Patient: Open hand.
House: Well, that’s how they teach it at Harvard Med. How hard though? [Cuddy comes in; patient slaps himself] I’m sorry, I missed that. Could… could you do that again? [patient slaps himself again] That’s… that’s very good. [to Cuddy] Hiccups.
Cuddy: I need to speak with you. NOW.
House: I need to go peepee. [to patient] Dial it up a notch and repeat. I’ll be back. [he leaves; patient slaps himself again]