{"id":3563,"date":"2017-07-03T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3563"},"modified":"2017-07-03T07:54:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T12:54:38","slug":"5-6-million-jury-verdict-patient-left-paraplegic-following-late-diagnosis-spinal-abscess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/5-6-million-jury-verdict-patient-left-paraplegic-following-late-diagnosis-spinal-abscess\/","title":{"rendered":"$5.6 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Left Paraplegic Following Late Diagnosis of Spinal Abscess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Riedel, who was 28 at the time, went to Lodi Community Hospital<\/a> emergency room complaining of back pain. He told the emergency department staff that he was taking an antibiotic to treat a MRSA <\/a>infection. Riedel was later discharged from Lodi Community Hospital with a diagnosis of simple muscle strain. <\/p>\n

The next day, he returned to the emergency room with worsening back pain. Again, Riedel informed the emergency department staff about the antibiotic he was taking and his MRSA history. The emergency room physician, Dr. Christopher Kalapodis, ordered a CT scan, which ruled out a kidney stone as the cause of the problem. <\/p>\n

Riedel was then given a dose of morphine and an anti-inflammatory before he was again discharged. The next day however, he required additional treatment in the emergency room where he was diagnosed as having a spinal epidural abscess. Despite efforts through surgery and rehabilitation, Riedel was left a paraplegic.
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