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Failure to biopsy “cyst” delays cancer diagnosis...Did history of headaches hinder a thorough evaluation?
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Responsibility for delayed Dx cuts both ways ... Missed pulmonary embolism proves fatal ... more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Birth control prescription blamed for stroke...Removal of mole without follow-up leads to death...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Back pain, then sudden death...Increase in morphine dose has fatal results...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Excessive opioids blamed for respiratory arrest…A rising PSA, but no evaluation…A hemorrhoid…or something else?
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Student in “excellent” health collapses on basketball court … Abnormal EKG with no follow-up concludes with fatal MI…more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Delay in diagnosing blastomycosis cuts a young life short...A drug overdose, with plenty of blame to go around...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Improperly treated C difficile leads to total colectomy...more...
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Stubborn pneumonia turns out to be cancer ... Iodine contrast media kills man with known shellfish allergy...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Follow-up foul-up leads to metastatic disease...Unaddressed cardiovascular risks prove fatal...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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When a screening mammogram isn't enough...Undiagnosed heart condition leads to brain injury...more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Inadequate follow-up ends in kidney transplant … Teenager dies of undiagnosed pneumonia … more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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An overlooked finding and missed opportunity...A headache, then death for a 13-year-old... more
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Suspicious finding + no follow-up = lawsuit... Doctor crosses the line, pays the price
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
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Car crash blamed on lack of post-test monitoring
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- Jeffrey L. Susman, MD