Medical Malpractice Insights: Endophthalmitis – Dorothy, this isn’t conjunctivitis any more!
Chuck Pilcher brings you a tough case of endophthalmitis for this month’s medical malpractice insights.
Chuck Pilcher brings you a tough case of endophthalmitis for this month’s medical malpractice insights.
If you order a test, there should be a way to follow it up. This month’s medical malpractice discusses a case stressing the need for following up tests.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Positive Blood Culture (ignored), ESR 62 (misinterpreted) Read More »
This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights looks at a difficult case of multiple ED visits in a pediatric patient and the importance of documented medical decision making and return precautions.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Bounceback Babies Read More »
This month’s case from Chuck Pilcher looks at a challenging diagnosis in a patient with neurologic symptoms but no known risk factors for a potentially dangerous disease.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Read More »
Breakdowns in communication can cause all sorts of problems. This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights looks at a case of failure to communicate.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Sentinel headache and missed cerebral aneurysm Read More »
The FOOSH injury… be careful, and don’t be fooled.
Medical Malpractice Insights – Don’t be FOOL-ed by FOOSH Read More »
Chuck Pilcher brings in 2019 with 2 cases for you in the Medical Malpractice Insights series. These cases discuss a consultant who wants to delay an exam and an incomplete consult.
Whining radiologist and “fake news” neuro consult Read More »
This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights discusses a tough case of medical clearance before sending a patient to jail.
Medical Malpractice Insights – You cleared me for jail; I died there 2 days later Read More »
Today for our Medical Malpractice Insights post we look at the importance of good documentation.
Medical Malpractice Insights – Misdiagnosis of Perforated Ulcer is not Malpractice Read More »
This edition of Medical Malpractice Insights looks at a case of potential vascular emergency: knee dislocation.
Medical Malpractice Insights – Knee dislocation: a vascular emergency Read More »