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
February 19, 2022
Contrast induced nephropathy should not influence decision-making in the ER when considering life threatening diagnoses. Here is a real life malpractice case to highlight.
April 30, 2021
A young man in his 20s went to the ER with two days of fever, cough, and dizziness. He was tachycardic and hypoxic. His X-ray showed an infiltrate. EKG and labs were ordered and didn’t show anything remarkable. If you read the title then you
March 30, 2021
Missed diagnosis of PE leads to a $7 million+ verdict: learn from others' mistakes!
