Law & Medicine

Law & Medicine

Expert Medical Testimony

Author:: S.Y. TAN

Publish date: September 15, 2010

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Applied Evidence

Sued for misdiagnosis? It could happen to you

Author:: John Davenport, MD, JD; Helen Lippman, MA

Plaintiffs’ attorneys and patient safety advocates alike are increasingly focusing their attention on diagnostic errors. Here are the key pitfalls...

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Medical Verdicts

Excessive opioids blamed for respiratory arrest…A rising PSA, but no evaluation…A hemorrhoid…or something else?

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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Law & Medicine

GME Programs Aren't Immune to Liability

Author:: S.Y. TAN

Publish date: August 1, 2010

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Law & Medicine

Liability of Supervising Physicians

Author:: S.Y. TAN

Publish date: July 1, 2010

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Medical Verdicts

Student in “excellent” health collapses on basketball court … Abnormal EKG with no follow-up concludes with fatal MI…more

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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Medical Verdicts

Delay in diagnosing blastomycosis cuts a young life short...A drug overdose, with plenty of blame to go around...more

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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Medical Verdicts

Improperly treated C difficile leads to total colectomy...more...

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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Law & Medicine

Which Standard of Care?

Author:: S.Y. TAN

Publish date: April 15, 2010

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Medical Verdicts

Stubborn pneumonia turns out to be cancer ... Iodine contrast media kills man with known shellfish allergy...more

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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Medical Verdicts

Follow-up foul-up leads to metastatic disease...Unaddressed cardiovascular risks prove fatal...more

Author:: Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

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