{"id":4994,"date":"2019-11-26T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4994"},"modified":"2019-11-25T05:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T11:27:49","slug":"2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-caused-by-misread-ct-scan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-caused-by-misread-ct-scan\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death Caused by Misread CT Scan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Ingram was 61 years old when she went to a hospital emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. She underwent a CT scan, which was interpreted by radiologist Dr. Barbara Blanco as showing possible pancreatitis, a gallstone and no acute bowel findings. <\/p>\n<p>After a four-day hospital stay, Ingram was instructed to consult her primary care physician and was discharged. Less than two years later, she returned to the emergency room suffering from abdominal pain once again. The CT scan this time revealed a 4-cm lung mass, which led to a lung cancer diagnosis.  <\/p>\n<p>Ingram, whose cancer was diagnosed then at Stage IV, died just a month later. She was survived by her husband and two adult children.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-wrongful-death-caused-by-misread-ct-scan\/#more-4994\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Ingram was 61 years old when she went to a hospital emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. She underwent a CT scan, which was interpreted by radiologist Dr. Barbara Blanco as showing possible pancreatitis, a gallstone and no acute bowel findings. 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