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Blood clots in the legs or lungs, also known as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus, are life or limb-threatening complications of surgical procedures. These problems, collectively known as venous thromboembolism (VTE) are feared by clinicians. This is because they…

Anesthesia in medicine has roots dating back to the mid 19th century. In fact, the first public demonstration of anesthesia is recognized as Ether Day—commemorating October 16, 1846, in Boston. But since then, many things have changed in the world…

Before the days of electronic health records, the review of medical records in medical malpractice cases was only limited by the handwriting of the doctors. But, once that was revealed, standard of care deficiencies were relatively easy to spot and…

Forensic Pathology is a sub-specialty of pathology that investigates and certifies death, depending on the jurisdiction. Some states have medical examiner systems in which a forensic pathologist certifies the death. Whereas other states have elected coroners that usually are non-physicians.…

This case involves a woman who was severely injured by a paper shredder. The plaintiff, a twenty-seven-year-old female, was shredding documents, taking them from her desk, rolling her chair to the shredder, and then shredding them. While doing this, she…

This case involves a female patient who presented to a dental clinic with complaints of a fractured tooth on the lower left side of her mouth. According to the medical records, the dentist did not take x-rays before proceeding with…

Exposure to toxins in one’s occupation or the environment has long been recognized as a risk for developing cancer. One famous example is testicular cancer in chimney sweeps described by Dr. Percivall Pott in 1775. Toxic exposure continues to be…

This case involves an alleged defect in the design of the ball joint on a car, which initiated a lawsuit against the automobile company under state-level Lemon manufacturing laws. The Plaintiff, a thirty-two-year-old man, was a rear passenger in a…

In addition to my roles as a pediatric emergency nurse and an instructor for a major school of nursing, I’ve taken on the role of pediatric expert nurse witness for several emergency department medical-legal cases in the past five years.…

Pulmonary embolus is defined as a condition in which a foreign material travels to the lung blood vessels and lodges there. In a vast majority of cases, the material is a blood clot (thrombus) that originates in the deep leg…