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Brain scan
legal pearl
03/07/2024
A jury recently found an emergency department (ED) physician and radiologist liable for failing to diagnose a brain-stem stroke in a patient who was subsequently left with “locked-in syndrome,” which is...
03/07/2024
pearls of wisdom
pearls of wisdom
02/23/2024
A 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes, neuropathy, and peripheral vascular disease, came to the emergency department (ED) 3 days after a heavy box fell on his foot at work causing him great pain and...
02/23/2024
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
08/26/2023
A Florida Court of Appeals was asked to dismiss a case against a hospital because the hospital’s ED was operated by an independent contractor physician group, and the doctor who treated the patient was...
08/26/2023
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Legal Pearl
06/20/2023

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
The patient was hospitalized in 2004 when a computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a mass on her right kidney, but neither the patient nor her family was notified of the mass. In 2006, she was again...
06/20/2023
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
08/04/2022
A Florida physician and the facility at which he worked have been ordered to pay approximately $7.6 million after a bacterial infection was misdiagnosed as a sprained ankle, resulting in the patient...
08/04/2022
radiology
radiology
06/09/2022
A 41-year-old man went to his local hospital for an MRI with gadolinium to improve contrast. A radiology technologist was tending to the patient in the radiology room when she realized that he was having an...
06/09/2022
Legal Medicine
Legal Medicine
04/21/2022
One day, an 89-year-old woman was brought in from the nursing home where she was residing.
04/21/2022
Vascular Medicine
Vascular Medicine
03/10/2022
A 19-year-old college student began experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath. Her boyfriend called 911, and the paramedic radioed ahead to the hospital that they believed she was experiencing a...
03/10/2022
FEVER
FEVER
11/18/2021
A first-time mother presents to your office with her 24-day old infant. Despite being otherwise well-appearing, the infant has had a fever for several days. The mother's efforts have been unable to break...
11/18/2021
Lung Disease
Lung Disease
07/10/2019
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD. What is the mortality rate within the next 2 years in patients presenting with this scenario?
07/10/2019