Medical Malpractice
| Failure to Properly Interpret a Physician's Medication Order |
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| When you are being treated in a hospital or in any other healthcare organization, you have the right to expect that you will be given the correct medication in the proper dose at the proper time. However, the number of medication errors is increasing in recent years, and the problem has become a major health care concern. Even though the prescription and administrative of medication is a routine part of medical, nursing, and pharmaceutical practice, deviations from proper practice have the potential to severely injury or even kill an unwary patient. More... |
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| Res Ipsa Loquitur |
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| In an ordinary medical malpractice case, the fact that a patient sustained an injury does not in and by itself create a presumption that the physician was negligent. In order to succeed, the patient has to prove, among other things, that it was the physician's treatment of the patient that caused the injury. More... |
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| Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' Negligence |
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| Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' Negligence More... |
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| Obtaining Medical Records in Medical Malpractice Cases |
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| A medical malpractice claim is based on an alleged injury to a patient, and the patient's medical records are needed to either prove or disprove the claim. Early in the case, it is often wise to obtain all medical records, including those of prior illnesses and injuries, even if they do not seem relevant to the claimed injury. Numerous hospitals, clinics, and physicians may hold these records. More... |
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| Dialysis Malpractice |
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| When a patient is afflicted with a serious kidney disease, he or she often undergoes dialysis. During this procedure, the dialysis machine acts as an artificial kidney, and the procedure carries with it the inherent possibility of danger to the patient. Therefore, it is both a life-saving and a life-threatening procedure. It is frequently performed at private, for-profit dialysis centers. Some studies indicate that dialysis patients who have the procedure performed at a private, for-profit center face a statistically significant higher risk of death than those treated at a non-profit center. More... |
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