Hugh Laurie is House. A smart-ass that doesn't care much for anyone but himself. He is in fact, an amazing doctor and saves many lives. He is rather obsessive about finding symptoms.
Leading some new doctors on investigations to helps save patients with symptoms that usually rule out any probable diseases.
The only negative part about the show is that each episode as the same format. A person gets hurt, but wait it's the person that's with that person who gets the bad symptom. Then he is admitted to the hospital, and House thinks he has something no one else believes he has. They all list a whole lot of things it could be, but each on leaves out a symptom. And then the patient gets another symptom that rules out a ton of diseases, but opens doors for other sicknesses. And then another weird symptom, and then they figure it out!!
Really that makes it sound bad, but it is a great show, great for several laughs and some interesting ideas. And the student doctor person named Thirteen, played by Olivia Wilde, is beautiful. Haha. Watch this show.