Archives for March, 2015

ANATOMY OF A CHEST PAIN CASE: WHAT ATTORNEYS MUST KNOW TO NAVIGATE THE MEDICINE, PART II

The discussion in this blog post will continue the discussion of Anatomy of a Chest Pain Case:  What Attorneys Must Know to Navigate the Medicine, addressing the different types of Myocardial Infarction, diagnostic testing, and treatment.  Please refer to the previous blog post regarding this topic for an introduction to the topic. When a patient […]

MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

I recently reviewed a case where the patient arrested during transport from the Operating Room and due to lack of documentation it was not initially clear whether the patient had been monitored during the transport.  I was asked to review the case to determine, essentially, if the standard of care had been breached during transport.  […]