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Nurse Jackie

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Season 4, Episode 10

6 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Asthma attack

Dr. Cruz is shown wheezing from asthma in flashback scenes, which contributes to his subsequent cardiac episode requiring overnight hospitalization.

Nurse Jackie — S04E10Patient: Dr. Mike Cruz
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Heart attack

Dr. Cruz suffered a cardiac episode requiring overnight hospitalization. He wakes up trying to leave against medical advice and refuses to wait for doctor consultation.

Nurse Jackie — S04E10Patient: Dr. Mike Cruz
Hypothermiasupporting

Also known as: Cold exposure

Cardiac arrest

A woman fell off a tourist cruise into the Hudson River and was rescued hypothermic with weak pulse. She was shivering initially then became unresponsive, requiring ICU admission for warming.

Also known as: Early labor

Dr. O'Hara goes into labor approximately one month early while alone in her office. She experiences regular contractions two minutes apart and dilates to 8cm rapidly, delivering her baby by episode's end.

Nurse Jackie — S04E10Patient: Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
Recurring storyline
Drug overdosesupporting

Also known as: Synthetic cannabinoid overdose

Cardiac arrest

A patient arrives by ambulance after overdose requiring CPR and defibrillation in the field, having lost pulse again. Despite resuscitation efforts in the trauma bay, the patient dies.

Also known as: Heroin addiction

Jackie's ongoing struggle with addiction drives the episode's conflict. She attends an AA meeting and resists relapse despite being fired and facing multiple life stressors, choosing sobriety over self-medication.

Nurse Jackie — S04E10Patient: Jackie Peyton
Recurring storyline