{"id":526,"date":"2012-10-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2012\/10\/12\/cook_county_jury_verdict_for_doctor_in_claim_of_delayed_care_for_congestive_heart_failure_estate_of\/"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:07:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:07:46","slug":"cook_county_jury_verdict_for_doctor_in_claim_of_delayed_care_for_congestive_heart_failure_estate_of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/cook_county_jury_verdict_for_doctor_in_claim_of_delayed_care_for_congestive_heart_failure_estate_of\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook County Jury Verdict for Doctor in Claim of Delayed Care for Congestive Heart Failure; Estate of Ruff v. Advocate Health &amp; Hospitals Corp., et al."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two-year-old Regina Ruff came to the emergency room at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in the morning on July 14, 2007 complaining of shortness of breath.  Ruff had a history of congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes and non-compliance with the taking of some of her medicine.<br \/>\nAt about 11:45 a.m., the emergency department doctor, defendant Sharon Smith, M.D., examined Ruff and ordered tests. That included lab, chest x-ray and EKG.<\/p>\n<p>The chest x-ray that was done at 12:15 p.m. was interpreted by a radiologist at 12:30 p.m., suggesting bilateral pneumonia. Dr. Smith&#8217;s review of the chest x-ray films was indicative of both pneumonia and congestive heart failure. The lab results showed an elevated white blood count consistent with infection like pneumonia and elevated BNP <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medterms.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=30739\">(B-type Natriuretic Peptide)<\/a>, which is a substance secreted from ventricles or lower chambers of the heart that show pressure increases. These occur when a person has heart failure.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/cook_county_jury_verdict_for_doctor_in_claim_of_delayed_care_for_congestive_heart_failure_estate_of\/#more-526\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two-year-old Regina Ruff came to the emergency room at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in the morning on July 14, 2007 complaining of shortness of breath. Ruff had a history of congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes and non-compliance with the taking of some of her medicine. 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