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ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM MISDIAGNOSIS│MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is an outpouching at the area of the weakness in the abdominal aorta involving all three layers of the artery wall. An aneurysm is defined as an increase of greater than 50% from the vessel’s original … Continue reading
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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STANDARD OF CARE RESOURCES
Standard of Care is the foundation for every medical malpractice case. Three primary categories of standards are pivotal to developing a comprehensive medical malpractice case: Legal Resources: Practice Acts – State Practice Acts can be obtained where the incident occurred … Continue reading
Best Hospitals 2016-17
U.S. News & World Report announced its 27th annual Best Hospitals rankings to help patients make more informed health care decisions. U.S. News compared nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. 2016–17 Best Hospitals Honor Roll … Continue reading
Lack of Communication Increasingly Results In Medical Errors
Professional liability insurance companies have recently issued statements concerning the trend of incomplete patient information, missing tests and poor communication among physicians resulting in more medical errors. And the medical mistakes result in more medical negligence and liability claims. Professional … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer diagnosis, doctor, healthcare, hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Journal of American Medical Association, lack of communication between physicians, lawsuit, legal nurse consultant, liability claim, lump in breast, medical errors, medical legal case, medical malpractice, medical negligence, patient, patient handoffs, physician, poor communication, primary care specialist, professional liability insurance companies, surgeon
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MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
Compartment syndrome is a medical emergency that develops over hours in which increased pressure within a closed muscle compartment compromises the circulation and function of tissues, muscles, nerves and blood vessels within that space with escalating compression. The most common … Continue reading
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Tagged amputation, clinical index of suspicion, communication, compartment syndrome, complications, crush injury, death, defense, delay in diagnosis, diagnosis, disability, drug-affected, emergent, failure to recognize, fasciotomy, fracture, high indemnity payment, legal nurse consultant, medical emergency, medical expert, medical malpractice, medical negligence, medical-legal, meritorious, missed diagnosis, neurological defecit, nurse, opiods, pain, patient, patient controlled analgesia, patient outcome, PCA, physician, prompt recognition, regional analgesia, risk, standard of care, surgery, trauma
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Distracted Doctoring | Electronic Devices Places Patient Safety at Risk
Hoping to decrease the risk of medical error, hospitals and physicians’ offices have invested heavily to place iPads, iPhones and other electronic devices into the hands of medical staff for instant access to patient data, drug information and case studies. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Medical Association, anesthesiology, cardiopulmonary bypass, certified legal nurse consultant, critical care, discovery, doctor, drug, electronic medical records, grave injury, healthcare, HIPAA, hospital, intraoperative, lawsuit, legal, medical, medical error, medical malpractice, medical negligence, neurosurgeon, nosocomial infection, nurse, outpatient, patient safety., personal injury, physician, plaintiff attorney, post-surgical site infection, standard of care, sterile technique, surgeon, surgery, wrongful death
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Preventable Medical Errors – The Third Leading Cause of Death in America
Preventable medical errors kill and seriously injure hundreds of thousands Americans every year. Any discussion of medical negligence that does not involve preventable medical errors ignores this fundamental problem. Reducing medical errors is the best way to address all problems … Continue reading
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