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CRITICAL CHEST RADIOGRAPHS: CLINICAL MISDIAGNOSES ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Many chest radiographs are first viewed by non-radiologists, who must be able to quickly recognize critical findings that identify patients who need emergent care. The following clinical diagnoses are often associated with medical malpractice cases: Pneumothorax occurs when air fills … Continue reading
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Tagged acute respiratory distress syndrome, aortic aneurysm, ARDS, aspiration pneumonia, atelectasis, chest xray, congestive heart failure, diagphragmatic hernia, failure to diagnosis, flail chest, foreign body, hyrdo, left ventricular aneurysm, medical malpractice, patient, pericardial effusion, pheumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, pulmonary emboli, radiograph, standard of care, tension
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Surgical Errors Increase Hospital Profits
Hospitals can make much more money when surgery goes wrong and leads to complications that need correcting. And that presents a problem for patients. The financial incentives do not favor better care. The current payment system rewards hospitals for bad care … Continue reading
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