This virologyĀ case involves a 13-year-old male patient in New Mexico who had a medical history significant for asthma. During a routine physicalĀ exam administered by his primary care physician, he was diagnosed with a sore throat and given a Z-pack. Several…
This claim involves a male who had been scheduled for an appendectomy. The surgery was uneventful and the patient was scheduled for discharge. After the surgery, and before discharge, theĀ patient had elevated white blood cell count. He experienced difficulty breathing,…
This case involves a middle-aged man who presented to the hospital complaining of difficulty swallowing which had persisted for several hours before he arrived. According to the patient, he had been at a business dinner with several clients when a…
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a female patient with a past medical history of multiple chronic conditions. The patient had presented to the ERĀ due to complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. Once at the hospital,…
This case takes place in Louisiana and involves an elderly male patient with a past medical history of end-stage renal disease, diabetes, COPD, an arrhythmia which was treated with a pacemaker, as well as a stroke several years prior to…
A hospitalist expert witness discussesĀ the treatment given to a patient who died from pneumonia prior to being transferred to a tertiary care center. This case involves a thirty-seven-year-old male patient with no significant past medical history. The patient developed flu…
This case involves a forty year-old female patient with no significant past medical history. The patient presented to the emergency department complaining of a three day history of fever, flu-like symptoms, chills, muscle aches, headache, joint pain, dizziness, dark urine…
This case involved a thirty-five-year-old, HIV positive male who died of pneumocystis pneumonia as a result of failed medical prophylaxis. This man was diagnosed with HIV prior to his death, and had been properly managed with anti-retroviral therapy. The patient…
This case involved a twenty-five-year-old female who developed hoarseness as a result of thyroid surgery. This woman was diagnosed with severe hyperthyroidism, requiring a thyroidectomy. Prior to the procedure, the surgeon explained one of the complications of the surgery as…
