{"id":5198,"date":"2020-04-10T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2020-04-06T06:49:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:49:29","slug":"9-66-million-jury-verdict-for-late-diagnosis-of-spinal-abscess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/9-66-million-jury-verdict-for-late-diagnosis-of-spinal-abscess\/","title":{"rendered":"$9.66 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis of Spinal Abscess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Fuentes, 47, had been diagnosed HIV-positive. He experienced severe back pain and an inability to urinate. He was admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyckoffhospital.org\">Wycoff Heights Medical Center<\/a> emergency room, where he was seen by an internist, Dr. Onyemachi Ajah. After Fuentes underwent drainage of his urine, Dr. Ajah attributed his pain to urine retention and scheduled Fuentes for discharge from the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Fuentes then began to experience difficulty walking and refused to leave the hospital. As a result, a CT scan was done, which showed a previously diagnosed herniated disk at L3-4.<\/p>\n<p>Another physician, Dr. Theophine Abakporo, assumed Fuentes\u2019s care and ordered a second CT scan. Dr. Abakporo also called for a neurological consultation, which was done several hours later.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/9-66-million-jury-verdict-for-late-diagnosis-of-spinal-abscess\/#more-5198\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Fuentes, 47, had been diagnosed HIV-positive. He experienced severe back pain and an inability to urinate. He was admitted to Wycoff Heights Medical Center emergency room, where he was seen by an internist, Dr. Onyemachi Ajah. 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