Sheryl Jones, 60, had a history of emphysema and smoking. When she experienced shortness of breath, she went to a hospital where physician Dr. Lawrence Segal ordered a computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest with contrast. The results of the CTA showed a lesion on her right upper lung.…
Craig Beaubien was referred to a hematologist, Dr. Charu Trivedi, to determine the cause of an abnormal blood test showing a high hematocrit level. When the hematocrit value is high, the proportion of red blood cells in the blood is higher than normal. This can indicate dehydration, a disorder that…
A Missouri Appellate Court held that a patient suing a healthcare provider for improperly accessing confidential information was not required to file an affidavit of merit. In Illinois, an affidavit of merit under Illinois Code of Civil Procedures,735 ILCS 5/2-622, is required in filing a medical malpractice lawsuit as is…
Jay West, 59, cut the fingertip of his left thumb while using a table saw. He went to Springhill Medical Center where he was advised that a fingertip amputation was medically necessary. After the surgery, his treating surgeon wrote an order authorizing up to 4 mg of IV Dilaudid every…
