{"id":4649,"date":"2019-09-17T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2019-09-17T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:00:05","slug":"12-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-and-medical-negligence-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-deep-vein-thrombosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/12-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-and-medical-negligence-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-deep-vein-thrombosis\/","title":{"rendered":"$12 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death and Medical Negligence in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Isatu Sheriff, 39, underwent the removal of a bunion by a podiatrist and was placed on blood thinners following the surgery. One week after finishing the blood thinning medicine, she went to an urgent care facility complaining of leg pain. An emergency room physician performed a workup for muscle pain and back pain and prescribed opioids. <\/p>\n<p>Sheriff collapsed and died eight days after that urgent care facility visit. The cause was determined to be a pulmonary embolism that traveled from her leg to lodge in her lung. She had been a certified nursing aid earning approximately $38,000 annually and was survived by her husband and two minor children.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff\u2019s husband sued the doctor alleging that she chose not to test for and diagnose deep vein thrombosis. The Sheriff lawsuit alleged that the doctor should have ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/doppler-ultrasound-exam-of-an-arm-or-leg\">Doppler ultrasound<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/labtestsonline.org\/tests\/d-dimer\">D-Dimer test<\/a>, which would have revealed a treatable blood clot.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/12-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-and-medical-negligence-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-deep-vein-thrombosis\/#more-4649\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isatu Sheriff, 39, underwent the removal of a bunion by a podiatrist and was placed on blood thinners following the surgery. One week after finishing the blood thinning medicine, she went to an urgent care facility complaining of leg pain. 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