Medical Malpractice Case

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Entire medical record, lawsuit, etc... is here: Case 10: Shortness of Breath – medmalreviewer

Med mal cases require a HIPAA waiver so the records are available to the public, this site publishes them.

TL;DR
33 year old woman seen in ED for respiratory distress. Tons of comorbidities. Given Dilaudid for pain. Results don't show any acute emergency (depending on who you ask). Discharged from the ED. Sitting in ED lobby waiting for a ride... other patients suddenly notice she is unresponsive, pulseless. Rushed back into ED, survives but is a vegetable. Family sues.

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[Angus Avagadro]

Is there a question here? I dont think this forum is the place for this
@Moderators?

 

[Goro]

SDN is not for legal advice, or homework help.

 

[CherryRedDracul]

This is a good med-mal case (unforunately with a bad outcome for the patient). There's a lot to learn from it and I would recommend everyone read through it on the website which has all the released documentation and commentary.

Nope, I'm not getting paid by the site. But I did glean a lot of important information to be aware of.

 

[WildWing]

Reopening here in the Case Study forum, as this is the appropriate venue for this discussion.

 

[SLC]

Says right in the initial document that she’s allergic to the Med they gave her. The listed response to the drug would certainly give me pause.

 

[SterlingMaloryArcher]

In his HPI the doc used the wrong to/too/two. He said "She wasn't told not to drink to much water." Atrocious!

That's grounds for a million dollar lawsuit and license being revoked IMO.

In all seriousness she was just fluid overloaded and should have just been given more lasix right?