Medicolegal Issues
Medicolegal Issues
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Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Diverticulitis
A 44-year-old woman presented to the ED complaining of crampy lower abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting...
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Don’t Miss Popeye
A 42-year-old man presented to the ED with left arm pain secondary to an injury he sustained at work. The patient stated that he had been he...
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: A Pain in the…Scrotum
Commentary on a case involving a 52-year-old man with right scrotal pain and swelling.
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Never Too Young to Have a Heart Attack
A 21-year-old woman presented to the ED for evaluation of severe chest pain radiating to her left arm, and associated shortness of breath, nausea...
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Missed Eye Injury: The Importance of the Visual Examination
A 61-year-old woman presented to the ED for evaluation of left-side facial pain following a fall.
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: The Challenges of Cardioversion
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Pain in the Back, Pain in the Butt(ocks)
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Abdominal pain in an elderly patient
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Missed Nodule
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...
Medicolegal Issues
Malpractice Counsel: Acute Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome
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...