Archives for May, 2015

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, […]

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

Importance of ST-Segment Monitoring Post- Acute Myocardial Infarction When reviewing a chest pain case that has resulted in a diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction it is important to ascertain if the patients ST-segment was monitored post intervention.  The following are the indications for ST-Segment monitoring post-Acute Myocardial Infarction: Evaluating post-MI ischemia Evaluating reocclusion after angioplasty […]