{"id":1175,"date":"2013-10-13T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2013-09-28T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T16:58:38","slug":"undiagnosed-kidney-infection-results-win-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/undiagnosed-kidney-infection-results-win-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Undiagnosed Kidney Infection Results in Win for Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Virginia Gettys was admitted to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjosephshighland.org\/\">St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.highland.il.us\/public_documents\/index\">Highland, Ill<\/a>., with abdominal pain, abdominal distension and a report of bloody stools.<span>\u00a0<\/span>This followed a recent colonoscopy.<span>\u00a0Gettys\u00a0<\/span>was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 14, 2004.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The defendant, Dr. Jose Diaz, a general surgeon, performed an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exploratory_laparotomy\">exploratory laparotomy<\/a> to see the cause of Gettys&#8217; 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