Medical errors in pathology often lead to unnecessary treatment or a delayed diagnosis of disease. A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology found that mistakes occur in up to 3.5% of prostate biopsies that are analyzed by reference labs. This high error rate is attributed to mis-read pathology and also biopsy specimens being switched [...]
Medical malpractice cases arising out of misread or misreported pathology slides occur with stunning frequency. In point of fact, a patient is at the mercy of the pathologist, a physician who they have never met and know nothing about. Because medical doctors and hospitals need not publicly report mistakes, local physicians who rely on pathology labs [...]
Misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common basis for medical negligence actions. The problem arises because PE can masquerade as other medical conditions such as heart attack or sepsis. It is erroneous to make assumptions about common symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain without doing a proper and thorough workup. Oftentimes, this [...]
Birth injuries are oft-litigated medical malpractice cases. There is much at stake when a newborn is injured because the costs of caring for a severely injured infant over the course his/her life can exceed $5-10 Million, depending on the severity of the injury and specific needs of the child. In addition, the personal costs of this [...]
Medical malpractice cases occasionally arise out of decisionmaking about blood transfusions. Blood transfusions involve the administration of whole blood or blood products through an intravenous line (IV) to replace blood lost at surgery or due to hemorrhage following traumatic injury. The procedure is surprisingly common; nearly 5 million patients require blood tranfusions each year in the [...]
Medical errors in the management of suicidal patients is a death sentence. Suicide rates are climbing in the U.S., so primary care providers (PCPs) are facing more encounters with suicidal patients. In this blogpost, I will discuss treatment guidelines set forth in the Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry for suicidal patients. The [...]
Malpractice cases involving children with epilepsy are bound to arise given serious deficits in knowledge about epilepsy among primary care providers and behavioral health specialists who treat these children. The Journal of the American Epilepsy Society reports on a survey showing that a high percentage of pediatricians and family practice physicians were not familiar with certain key aspects [...]
Yes. We are a statewide law firm handling medical negligence, hospital negligence, pharmacy negligence, and nursing home abuse or neglect cases in cities including Dayton, Ohio. We handle cases in Dayton and throughout Montgomery County. Sometimes a lawyer will have a conflict of interest that prevents him/her from representing a patient against certain physicians or [...]
Yes. We are a statewide law firm handling medical negligence, hospital negligence, pharmacy negligence, and nursing home abuse or neglect cases in counties in Ohio including Portage County. We handle cases in Ravenna, Kent and throughout Portage County. Sometimes a lawyer will have a conflict of interest that prevents him/her from representing a patient against certain physicians [...]
Yes. We are a statewide law firm handling medical negligence, hospital negligence, pharmacy negligence, and nursing home abuse or neglect cases in many counties in Ohio including Geauga County. We handle cases in Chardon and throughout Geauga County. Sometimes a lawyer will have a conflict of interest that prevents him/her from representing a patient against [...]