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When it comes to a medical diagnosis, it is important for a doctor to have all of the medical information that is relevant to a patient. When something is left out or missing, it can lead to a misdiagnosis. The consequence of misdiagnosis can be varied. Some may...
Few events in a person's life are more filled with anticipation than that of pregnancy. To bring a new life into the world and create or add to your family can be a tremendously exciting time. Expectant parents pick out names and decorate a nursery, as they look...
It is indeed a tragedy when the childbirth process causes an infant to suffer from injuries or conditions related to traumas that occurred during labor and birth. Some women seem to sail through the births of their children, yet other women undergo grueling labors...
It is a sad fact of life that all pregnancies do not wind up with bouncing bundles of joy. Despite all the advances in obstetrics over the years, some babies simply do not make it out alive. While some of these cases are inexplicable by modern medicine, it is an...
It's not something anyone likes to picture, but sometimes the birth of a child doesn't go as planned, and as a result, the baby needs to be rushed to neonatal ICU. In these cases, the parents may not have had time to pass along the name of their baby to the medical...
The frenetic pace of the emergency department of busy hospitals can quickly form the perfect storm for medical errors to occur. A frequent cause of many malpractice claims is the doctor failing to diagnose potentially deadly but often readily treatable conditions...
While many women feel that their pregnancies are the happiest time of their lives, for others it can be marred by ill health and even deadly conditions. One of those pregnancy traumas is preeclampsia. This dangerous condition affects approximately 5 percent...
Imagine that when you go in for surgery at your local hospital, the worst case scenario occurs. An error was made during your surgery, and now you are in a much worse place medically. Though it would seem to be such a straightforward task to point out negligence in...
What is an Ectopic Pregnancy? An ectopic pregnancy is when the embryo develops outside of the uterus. It is a condition that is potentially life-threatening to both the woman and the embryo. Ectopic pregnancies are rare, but when they do occur the best medical...
A lot of people become anxious after being told that they will need surgery. That's because most people have heard, at one time or another, a story about a medical mistake that occurred while in a surgery room. From horror stories about medical instruments being left...