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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO BE CAUSED BY SYSTEM FAILURES AND HOW DOES ONE REVIEW THIS TYPE OF CASE?

System Failures and Medical Malpractice – Imagine: A critical care manager accepting a supposedly experienced nurse’s description of her experience and knowledge base gained out an out of state hospital. A critical care manager that supports nurses thinking that they do not need close observation while being precepted. A hospital that has, on staff, surgeons […]

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

Inferior Myocardial Infarction Complications When reviewing a case involving chest pain and a resultant diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction an attorney should pay particular attention to the type/area of myocardial infarction the patient sustained.  An acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction has certain characteristics that set it apart from other infarcts.  While the Inferior Myocardial Infarction itself, […]