by Marcus Boston | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
A chest X-ray is important in lung cancer misdiagnosis cases. This is a very important area of investigation. To get a better understanding of why this is the case here is a case study we recently reviewed. In this case study a woman went to the hospital complaining...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
One of the main roles of an emergency room (“ER”) doctor is to stabilize a patient. If the ER doctor suspects that a doctor with more specialization is needed, then the ER doctor needs to get that doctor involved as soon as possible for the patient. For example, a man...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 1, 2015 | Birth Injuries, Blog
Hypoxia is a serious medical condition for children at birth. Essentially what the term means in a child birth setting is that the child is not getting enough oxygen. When a lack of oxygen is present, the child can suffer from a host of injuries, such as cerebral...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Surgical Mistakes
A man presents to an emergency clinic due issues surrounding a perirectal abscess, notably severe pain and a high fever. After performing an examination on the patient, the emergency clinic called for him to be taken to the emergency room immediately. While at the...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog, Wrongful Death Cases
When a general practitioner has a medical condition that requires the expertise of a specialist, and for whatever reason fails to refer to a specialist or realize that a specialist is needed, a strong argument can be made that the general practitioner is needlessly...