Usually, when you go to the hospital, you expect to be treated and hopefully feel better. But in some cases, can going to the hospital actually make you sicker? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Hospital-acquired infections can develop, which can create a whole new set of problems for patients. According to the Centers for Disease… Read More
Stroke Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis
A stroke can be a life-threatening medical condition. Even when a stroke is not fatal, it can still cause significant physical and cognitive disabilities that affect all areas of a person’s life. Unfortunately, strokes are not always diagnosed correctly, especially in young people. When it comes to stroke treatment, time is of the essence. A… Read More
Delayed Treatment in Status Asthmaticus Can be Deadly
According to the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, about 25 million people in the United States have asthma, and that number appears to be growing. Asthma is so common that some people may not realize how serious the condition can be. When asthma symptoms develop into status asthmaticus, the situation is life-threatening. According… Read More
Missed and Delayed Diagnosis Errors
According to a September 2015 report by the non-profit Institute of Medicine, as many as 5% of Americans are misdiagnosed, and these faulty, missed, or delayed diagnoses contribute to 10% of patient deaths. For those who are not killed by these mistakes, they cause between 6 and 17 percent medical errors in hospitals. Diagnostic errors are the… Read More
Wrong Site Surgery: Easily Preventable, Yet Far Too Common
Medical malpractice is a growing epidemic in the United States. In May 2016, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published the results of an eight-year study on medical errors, finding that more than 250,000 patients die because of medical mistakes each year in the United States. According to the recent Johns Hopkins study, medical malpractice is now the… Read More
Failure to Notify Patient of Abnormal Test Results
Oftentimes when a patient visits their doctor or a hospital, a number of diagnostic tests are performed for a variety of reasons. The test results may be critically important to the health of the patient, but only if they are actually reviewed and correctly interpreted by their health professional. What can happen when the test results… Read More
Medical Tubing Errors
Modern medicine relies heavily on the latest technology available to diagnose, treat and monitor patients. In the process, modern medicine has been able to accomplish near miracles for many grateful patients. But using powerful technologies designed to deliver highly specific treatments to a particular part of the body can leave little room for error. A… Read More
Misdiagnosis of Pneumonia
Misdiagnosis Can Delay Adequate Treatment. Misdiagnosis delays treatment and can result in long-term disability or death. Despite the serious potential consequences of misdiagnosis, there have been reports of an alarming number of diagnostic errors among patients with common problems. One of these commonly misdiagnosed disorders is pneumonia. Pneumonia Can Often Be Seen on a Chest… Read More
$1.169 Million – Elderly Woman’s Stroke
$1.169 million Cook County medical negligence verdict against a doctor who failed to adequately monitor and respond to an 84-year-old woman’s abnormal INR levels and order Coumadin to prevent a stroke. This verdict was featured on the front page of the December 1, 2015 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Spinal Cord Injury During Spinal Surgery
Spinal Cord Surgery Risks All surgical procedures have risks of complications. Patients who have spinal cord surgery should be aware that there is a risk of severe complications that sometimes are unavoidable. However, some complications associated with lifelong pain or disability can occur as the result of negligence or malpractice by the surgeon or the… Read More
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