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Nurse Jackie

Nurse JackieShowtime

Season 5, Episode 1

10 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: Head laceration

Multiple head trauma patients from the overturned Atlantic City bus crash, including one patient who waits two hours for CT scan due to equipment shortage.

Also known as: Throat injury

A 10-year-old girl from the bus crash sustains a crushed larynx requiring intubation by Jackie when no doctor is immediately available.

Potential condom rupture with fatal drug releaseBody packing

NFL player Elvis Page swallows three condoms filled with mixed drugs to hide them from police after his Bentley is crushed by the bus. He requires aggressive laxative treatment to prevent potentially fatal rupture.

Nurse Jackie — S05E01Patient: Elvis Page

Also known as: Liver injury

Internal bleeding

A patient hit by a car presents with foot fracture but new trauma doctor Ike Prentiss identifies hidden liver laceration through diagnostic tap, requiring emergency surgery.

Also known as: Foot fracture

The same trauma patient has a broken fifth metatarsal requiring six weeks immobilization, which was his initial complaint before internal injuries were discovered.

Also known as: Heart attack

New doctor Ike Prentiss diagnoses an impending MI in a woman being admitted for asthma, demonstrating his diagnostic skills on his first day.

Lacerationsupporting

Also known as: Cut

Embedded glass shards

Multiple bus crash victims present with lacerations including one patient with extensive lacerations and glass shards in lower back and buttocks requiring careful removal.

Burn injurysupporting

Also known as: Scalding burn

A burn victim from the bus crash requires morphine for pain management during the mass casualty event.

Bladder cancersupporting

Also known as: Urothelial carcinoma

A patient's bladder tumor scan is prioritized over trauma cases, highlighting the CT machine shortage that drives the episode's resolution.

Also known as: Heroin addiction

Jackie is newly clean after rehab, stating she's been sober for 'months and months' as she attempts to rebuild her life and regain custody of her daughters.

Nurse Jackie — S05E01Patient: Jackie Peyton
Recurring storyline