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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE │ FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE PULMONARY EMBOLI – Plaintiff vs. Defense
A 15 year old patient, who was one week post-arthroscopic knee surgery, went to the ED with complaints of left chest pain. The pain was worse when he laid flat. He had no fever or dyspnea and denied other complaints. … Continue reading
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Tagged attorney, cardiomegaly, chest pain, CT scan, D-dimer, defense, DVT, dyspnea, emergency room, failure of duty, failure to diagnose pulmonary emboli, legal nurse consultant, medical expert, medical malpractice, patient, PE, plaintiff, Q3T3, standard of care
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PANCREATIC CANCER MISDIAGNOSIS & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
What Is Considered Medical Malpractice? Pancreatic cancer is a very difficult disease to diagnose. Many times, symptoms do not present themselves until the advanced stages. Because of this, it is very difficult to determine whether medical malpractice was a factor … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced stages, appropriate exams, attorney, CT scan, defense plaintiff, delayed treatment, diagnostics, disease, early diagnosis, fluid buildup, illness, legal nurse consultant, litigation, mass, medical legal nurse consultant, merit, misdiagnosis, MRI, pancreatic cancer medical malpractice, patient rights, physician, prevention, prognosis, reasonable, risk factors, standard oc care breach, standard of care
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