by Marcus Boston | Aug 6, 2014 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Stroke misdiagnosis cases can be very challenging because of is some instances the sudden nature of strokes. With that said, a Maryland medical malpractice lawyer is looking at the entire record when these types of cases come up. For example, if the patient did...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 26, 2014 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
A stroke misdiagnosis can be devastating to a patient. This is why it is very important that doctors take the time to listen to a patient’s complaints and due all that they can to rule out a possible stroke before moving on to another diagnosis. An attorney handling a...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
When a patient shows up to a doctor’s office that patient is not thinking that a doctor is just going to “guess” the diagnosis. If this is done and the doctor is wrong, the patient can suffer serious injury, or even death. To prevent “guess...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 4, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
A stroke can have a devastating effect on a person. In some instances people are able to recover and have a high quality of life. In other instances, some people are not as fortunate. With that said, there are signs which can alert not only family members that a...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 1, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston talks about how a doctor can misdiagnose a stroke in a patient. In some instances strokes are misdiagnosed because the symptoms of a stroke can sometimes mirror those of other issues. This is why it is very important...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston explains how a missed brain aneurysm lead to death in a patient. A middle age man fell at home one night. As a result of the fall, the patient sustained a blow to the back of the head, briefly losing consciousness. A...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 6, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston explains how a patient sustained a stroke from an undiagnosed atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism. The patient had seen an internist for a long time and did not have many complaints. However, the patient’s...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 31, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston explains how a delay in a lupus diagnosis caused renal failure in a young female patient. She began to frequently visit her family physician with complaints of excessive fatigue. She indicated that she was struggling...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston explains how a delay in diagnosis lead to a stroke for a patient. The case first started when the patient presented himself to his family doctor. He complained of having issues of serious dizziness, headaches, and...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 27, 2013 | Blog, Misdiagnoses
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Marcus Boston explains how a misread CT scan resulted in a stroke and eventual death. A month after giving birth a young woman presented herself to the hospital complaining of a severe headache. She also reported nausea and...
