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Failure to Identify Blockage During Catheterization
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
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Brain Aneurysm Missed at ED Visit
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
A woman with sudden-onset neck pain is diagnosed with a twisted neck; days later, surgical repair of a brain aneurysm is attempted.
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Inadequate INR Monitoring in Woman Taking Warfarin
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
A substantial verdict is returned when inconsistent INR monitoring results in a patient's death.
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Inadequate Management of Wheezing, Coughing Infant
- Author:
- With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
A clinician relies too heavily on “the fifth vital sign.”
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Failure to Order Colonoscopy Despite Patient's Family History
- Author:
- With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
A clinician misses the shared responsibility for colonoscopy screening reminders.
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Risky to Change Dosing "as a Favor"
- Author:
- 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
- Author:
- 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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Excessive Dosing, Inadequate Monitoring Blamed in Death
- Author:
- With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
David M. Lang discusses two cases in which pain medication is mishandled, causing severe outcomes.
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Surgical Drain Removed But Not Replaced
- Author:
- 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
- Author:
- 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
- Author:
- 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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Presenting Complaint Overshadows More Serious Problem
- Author:
- With Commentary Clinician Reviews Editorial Board Member Julia Pallentino, MSN, JD, ARNP
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
David M. Lang tackles two cases of patients whose history or presentation was not fully considered.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Detected Too Late for Medical Intervention
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
David M. Lang discusses the importance of ruling out pregnancy in women of childbearing age who present with abdominal pain—even when the patient...
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Pseudo–Brain Tumor Impairs Woman’s Vision
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
David Lang offers strategies for avoiding bad outcomes and limiting your liability—including an important option of your malpractice insurance...
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Failure to Diagnose Neck Fracture
- Author:
- David M. Lang, JD, PA-C
David Lang offers strategies for avoiding bad outcomes and limiting your liability—including an important option of your malpractice insurance...