{"id":346,"date":"2015-04-21T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagonursinghomelawyersblog.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2019-10-21T05:36:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:36:22","slug":"cook-county-jury-verdict-for-death-of-nursing-home-patient-for-physician-negligence-in-handling-seizure-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/cook-county-jury-verdict-for-death-of-nursing-home-patient-for-physician-negligence-in-handling-seizure-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook County Jury Verdict for Death of Nursing Home Patient for Physician Negligence in Handling Seizure Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 13, 2006, Myron Tucker was admitted to a long-term care facility in Oak Lawn, Ill. Tucker was 52 at the time and was wheelchair dependent with impaired memory and judgment. His medical history included a seizure disorder, right-sided stroke with left hemiparesis, a craniotomy and brain surgery for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayfieldclinic.com\/PE-AneurRupt.htm#.VTVIPUuRvRo\">ruptured aneurysm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant physician, internist Dr. Neerja Ahlowalia, was assigned to act as Tucker\u2019s attending physician at the long-term care facility or nursing home. On the night of Tucker\u2019s admission, Dr. Ahlowalia telephoned orders for continuation of two anti-seizure medications as listed on the prescription bottles brought to the nursing home with him. The doctor ordered lab tests to be performed in the morning, including blood level testing of one of those medications. However, the lab tests still had not been done when Dr. Ahlowalia saw Tucker a few days later on Dec. 17, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ahlowalia maintained she verbally asked the nursing home nurses to follow her prior order and she made no changes to her admission orders. This is the only time. Dr. Ahlowalia actually saw Tucker in person.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/cook-county-jury-verdict-for-death-of-nursing-home-patient-for-physician-negligence-in-handling-seizure-disorder\/#more-346\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 13, 2006, Myron Tucker was admitted to a long-term care facility in Oak Lawn, Ill. Tucker was 52 at the time and was wheelchair dependent with impaired memory and judgment. His medical history included a seizure disorder, right-sided stroke with left hemiparesis, a craniotomy and brain surgery for a ruptured aneurysm. 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