This case involves a middle aged female with a medical history of several chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and a restricted diet. She presented to her general practitioner for an appointment complaining of sudden onset vomiting and dizziness. She…
This case takes place in Wisconsin and involves a male patient who was diagnosed with stage IV B squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. He has a social history which includes smoking and occasional alcohol use. He initially presented to…
In 2001, decedent’s Pap smear results indicated a low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Her obstetrician ordered a colposcopy and an endocervical curettage, which were both normal. A few months later, another Pap smear reported as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance/favor…
A primary care expert witness opines on a case involving a patient who was diagnosed with stage-4 adenocarcinoma after a primary care physician neglected tell-tale symptoms. The patient was a sixty-three-year-old woman with a past medical history of asthma and…
This case involves a female patient who initially wanted to use Essure as a permanent form of contraceptive, but changed her mind and underwent a tubal ligation at a local community hospital instead. The procedure was performed by her private…
This case involves a forty-five-year-old female who presented to her primary care physician’s office with complaints of a nodular lump on her breast. At the initial visit, the patient was only seen by a medical student, the physician did not…
This case involves a fifty-six-year-old female patient who was seeing an OBGYN for routine tests to screen for cervical and breast cancer. The physical exam was unremarkable but a mammogram performed the same day showed prominent architectural markings of nodularity…
This case involved a fifty-one-year-old male with a twelve year delay in the diagnosis of acromegaly. The patient’s medical history included diabetes, two knee replacement surgeries, and significant dysmorphic facial features. Some of those features included an enlarged tongue, increased…
The patient reported tenderness in her lower ribs and lumbar spine. Examination of the rib cage revealed tenderness in the lower thoracic cavity with tenderness present throughout the length of the lumbar spine upon palpation. The physician ordered X-rays of…
