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Dr. Faiza Jibril
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Dr. Jibril has extensive clinical experience ranging from primary care in the United Kingdom, to pediatrics and child abuse prevention at Mount Sinai Hospital, to obstetrics in Cape Town, South Africa. Her post-graduate education centered on clinical research and medical ethics.Articles by Dr. Faiza Jibril
Urologist opines on standard of care for patients with unexplained persistent hematuria
This case takes place in Alaska and involves a fifty-five-year-old male patient who presented to his primary care physician complaining of six month history of hematuria and groin and hip pain. The patient also reported that he was experiencing occasional…
Posted on inChild Dies From Bowel Necrosis After Failure to Diagnose Volvulus
This case involves an eight-year-old female patient who presented to the ER with a two-day history of severe abdominal pain. She had a past medical history significant for developmental delay and difficulties feeding. The patient underwent surgery to place a…
Posted on inIntubation by Anesthesiologist Severely Damages Vocal Cords
This case involves a forty-four-year-old woman who was admitted to a hospital for a cholecystectomy. The woman had a history of smoking, and her vitals were normal, with a blood pressure of 124/82. She was properly prepped by both the…
Posted on inMisdiagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis by Emergency Medicine Physician
This case involves a sixty-one-year-old male who entered an emergency room complaining of leg cramps and swelling in his upper thigh. He has been highly active throughout his life, playing basketball and tennis on a weekly basis. His medical history…
Posted on inProstate Cancer Diagnosed Too Late in a Patient With Strong Family History for the Disease
This case involves a forty-four-year-old male with a known family history of prostate cancer. The patient alerted his family physician to his family history of prostate cancer and the physician noted that the patient’s father died from prostate cancer. The…
Posted on inPoor Nursing Judgment in the Administration of Insulin Results in Death
This case involves a seventy-nine-year-old male patient with a past medical history of very poorly controlled diabetes and resultant diabetic foot disease. The patient required daily supervision and was living with his daughter, who was his main carer at the…
Posted on inFatal Colonoscopy Due to Bowel Perforation
This case involves a healthy sixty-two-year-old female patient with no significant past medical history who presented to a medical facility for a routine colonoscopy to remove polyps. She was discharged shortly after the procedure. She returned to the medical center’s…
Posted on inDelayed Diagnosis of Dental Abscess Results in Facial Disfigurement
This case involves a previously healthy twenty-five-year-old male with no significant past medical history. He presented to a dentist with a sudden onset of tooth pain, trismus, and severe swelling of the jaw. At the initial visit, no x-rays or…
Posted on inVaginal Mesh Implant Results in Severe Health Complications
This case involves a fifty-one-year-old woman who began experiencing stress urinary incontinence and problems with her bowel functions. The woman went to see an obstetrician/gynecologist who had specialized training in urogynecology and pelvic surgery. The doctor diagnosed the woman with…
Posted on inStroke Missed by Primary Care Physician After Automotive Accident
This case involves a fifty-three-year-old obese male traffic police officer with a history of hypertension. While walking adjacent to the road, the officer was struck from behind by a motor vehicle traveling at ten to twelve miles/hour. He was seen by…
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