by Marcus Boston | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis
Early detection of breast cancer can be vital to a woman’s chances of overcoming the diagnosis. This is why a misdiagnosis at an early stage can be very detrimental to a woman’s chances of overcoming the cancer. A radiologist’s role in these types of cases is...
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 | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
Patient presents to the emergency room complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath. The patient also explains the feeling of dizziness among other complaints. All of this information is gathered and reported to the on call doctor. How does this doctor go about...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
A patient presents to the hospital with shortness of breath and pain running from his abdominal area into the patient’s chest. The patient explains to the triage nurse that the pain he is feeling is like nothing other than he has felt in his life and that the...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
While at home, the patient falls down a flight of stairs. His wife immediately calls the EMS for assistance. Once the EMS arrive they check the patient out and prepare to transport him to the hospital. As part of the EMS’ procedure for transport, they stabilize...
