Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bacterial Meningitis
Dec 08, 2014
Bacterial meningitis and common medical errors that lead to medical malpractice claims. What is Bacterial Meningitis? Bacterial meningitis causes an inflammation around the membranes of the brain and...
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Weight Loss Surgery Medical Malpractice
Nov 19, 2014
Examples of medical errors in weight loss surgery cases. Types of Weight Loss Surgery Weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) has become a relatively popular surgical procedure for patients who are mo...
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Brain Injury Due to Medical Malpractice
Nov 19, 2014
Examples of medical errors that can lead to catastrophic brain injury Common Medical Errors that Can Lead to Catastrophic Brain Injury Failure to perform a timely emergency c-section when the fetal mo...
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Anesthesia Errors
Nov 19, 2014
When patients have unexpected and catastrophic outcomes after undergoing surgery, some of these bad outcomes can be linked to improper anesthesia care. Anesthesia errors can cause cardiac or respirato...
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Minnesota Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
Nov 18, 2014
In Minnesota, there are different statutes of limitations for medical malpractice cases. The limitation period will vary depending on whether you are an adult or minor and whether the patient died as...
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Brain Injury from Thiocyanate Poisoning in the ICU
Oct 12, 2014
Thiocyanate poisoning from the excessive administration of blood pressure lowering medication in the ICU can lead to catastrophic brain injury and death. Treatment of Hypertensive Crisis with Co-Infus...
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Medication Errors and Medical Malpractice
Oct 12, 2014
Summary of common medication errors. Medication Error Rate in US According to the Institute of Medicine's 2006 report Preventing Medication Errors, medication errors harm up to 1.5 million Americans e...
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Suicide in Hospital
Oct 11, 2014
Description of circumstances in which medical mistakes fail to prevent suicide in the hospital. Suicide Can Occur in Any Area of the Hospital Suicide attempts leading to catastrophic injury or death c...
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Post-Surgery Mistakes
Oct 11, 2014
Summary of common post-surgical errors. Post-Operative Monitoring for Complications Undergoing surgery poses some risk of post-operative complications, but this is why patients are monitored for signs...
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Emergency Room Errors
Oct 11, 2014
Description of common medical mistakes in the emergency room. Emergency Room Errors Emergency room doctors are required to follow well-established standards of care when evaluating and treating patien...
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