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Risky to Change Dosing "as a Favor"

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
David M. Lang, JD, PA-C

Julia Pallentino explains the risks inherent to trying to "help out" a patient, and cautions that clinicians must always take care to clarify...

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Premature Infant Erroneously Deemed Nonviable

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
David M. Lang, JD, PA-C

David M. Lang discusses the pitfalls of allowing prehospital personnel “excessive latitude” in determining when resuscitation efforts should...

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Surgical Drain Removed But Not Replaced

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
David M. Lang, JD, PA-C

David M. Lang issues the simple but important reminder that "surgical clinicians should have well-oiled mechanisms in place to manage low-risk,...

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Undiluted Acetic Acid Used for Surgery on Vulvar Lesion

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
David M. Lang, JD, PA-C

David M. Lang discusses a pair of cases in which mistakes were made involving the use of substances similar to—but with far different consequences...

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Two Fundoplications Lead to Nerve Damage

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
David M. Lang, JD, PA-C

David M. Lang analyzes how a case involving a known complication of surgery ended with the largest verdict awarded in New York in 2011.

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Malpractice Chronicle

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With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
Pa Editor-In-chief
Randy D. Danielsen, PhD, PA-C