Medical malpractice leads to legal malpractice
What happens if an attorney fails to notify his or her clients of a settlement offer?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
How to deal with dental emergencies
Because so many people lack access to a dentist, you should be prepared to alleviate pain and treat broken, loosened, or displaced teeth.
Emergency department triage protocol
Our hospital begins workups in the lobby waiting area and orders with limited patient history and evaluation.
Cutaneous symptoms uncover unintentionally obscured disease
As a nurse, the patient had access to many informal opinions. Would a proper evaluation have led to a quicker diagnosis?
A young woman’s mysterious case of fatigue and confusion
Perhaps the patient had a viral infection or metabolic disorder. But her symptoms pointed to something more urgent.
Arizona toughens burden of proof in malpractice cases
Plaintiffs will have to prove by “clear and convincing” evidence that the health-care provider committed negligence.
Bradycardia and a pectoralis twitch in a pacemaker patient
Surgery is required for a woman whose right ventricle was perforated by the tip on the lead of her permanent pacemaker.
ED doctor ignores NP’s suggestions
Nevertheless, she’s sued for malpractice, along with the physician and the hospital, when the patient dies.
Arizona top court OKs qualifications for expert witnesses
The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a law that sets the minimum qualifications for expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases.
Epileptic seizures in older adult patients
The conclusion of this two-part report looks into the management and therapeutic options available to clinicians treating this population.
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