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Malpractice Counsel: Abdominal pain in an elderly patient
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman
- MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
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Malpractice Counsel: Missed Nodule
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman
- MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
A 48-year-old man presented to the ED with a 2-day history of cough and congestion. He described the cough as gradual in onset and, though...
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Malpractice Counsel: Acute Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
A 37-year-old woman presented to the ED with a 90-minute history of chest tightness and shortness of breath. She admitted to feeling anxious but...
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Malpractice Counsel: Retained foreign body, ruptured esophagus
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
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Malpractice Counsel: Too much medication, hot red knee
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
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Malpractice Counsel: Bicycle fall, hemodialysis complication
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving a 52-year-old man with chest and shoulder injuries from a bicycle accident, and a 58-year-old man with bleeding...
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Malpractice Counsel: Constipation, missing diabetes
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving a 26-year-old woman with a history of chronic constipation and a 27-year-old man with a 3-day history of severe...
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Malpractice Counsel: Allergic Reaction Versus Anaphylaxis
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentary on a case involving a 34-year-old woman who presented twice to the same ED for evaluation of symptoms of an allergic reaction.
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Malpractice Counsel: Necrotizing fasciitis, corneal abrasion
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
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Malpractice Counsel: Aneurysm, Falls
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving a 52-year-old woman with vaginal bleeding and left leg pain, and the stretcher collapse and subsequent fall of a...
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Malpractice Counsel: Cervical Spine Injury
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving a missed cervical spine fracture in an 83-year-old man and an alleged case of a forgotten tourniquet in a 33-year-...
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Malpractice Counsel: Missed Preeclampsia
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving undiagnosed preeclampsia in a 24-year-old postpartum patient and subdural hematoma in a 59-year-old man with a...
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Malpractice Counsel: Child abuse, methadone overdose
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief
Commentaries on cases involving child abuse and methadone overdose
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Malpractice Counsel
- Author:
- Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor In Chief