December 9, 2022
Will published standards/guidelines protect you in a lawsuit? A male in his 70’s presents to the ER with aphasia and hemiparesis. He is within the 3 hour window for tPA. However, he is on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. His NIHSS score is 27 and INR
October 6, 2022
Always consider serious spinal pathology whenever a patient presents with severe back pain. The following is a real malpractice case with some dates/info changed to fit the format. The case settled for $2.75 million. That part has not been changed. Case: On Monday, a patient
July 2, 2022
January 4, 2022
When a patient gets injured while in the room or shortly after being discharged, be extra vigilant in ruling out new pathology.
August 31, 2021
A missed diagnosis does not mean you committed medical malpractice: documentation can save you.
February 19, 2021
August 19, 2019
All antibiotics come with side effects. Some are fairly innocuous, like an upset tummy. Others are a little more serious, like aortic dissection and death. The beauty of medicine is that we have more treatment choices now than ever before. And as our antibiotic options
March 12, 2019
Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in the United States. Nearly 9% of all men and 7% of all women will be afflicted at some point in their life. Despite this ubiquity, there are countless pitfalls one can encounter before reaching the diagnosis and
January 24, 2019
Here’s the true story of a really unfortunate side effect from a very common medication. Remember that anyone can learn from their own mistakes, but a wise person learns from others’ mistakes. A man was working onboard a cruise ship as a waiter when he
