Arm amputated after ED visit [Med Mal Case]

[VA Hopeful Dr]

If he had a pcp, he wouldn't be in the ER.

Hahahahahahaha

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[Tenk]

If he had a pcp, he wouldn't be in the ER.

You should do stand up.

 

[Mad Jack]

Just kidding. Even re-tarded is censored on SDN for some reason.

Which is ironic, given that the word has legitimate medical use in describing a slowing of processes or development

 

[GeneralVeers]

Which is ironic, given that the word has legitimate medical use in describing a slowing of processes or development

LIke fire ******ant?

 

[Mad Jack]

LIke fire ******ant?

Or psychomotor ******ation, or any number of other terms

 

[Lawpy]

LIke fire ******ant?

I read that as fire hydrant at first and was so confused

 

[GeneralVeers]

I read that as fire hydrant at first and was so confused

You must be a *****

 

[Vandalia]

That is why if you get the malpractice defense guys drunk they will tell you the lawyers they actually worry about in that area. Or at least a little tipsy.

There are the ones who are scary, who only take solid cases, and get all their ducks in a row.

Then there are the ones who also do deeds and wills and feel, "it is worth a gamble."

While almost all cases are done on a contingency basis, there are those that are done on a straight up "I will pay your hourly rate" basis. These are the people who have money, perhaps from life insurance, and are mad. The bad news is that the wealthy mad ones will keep going to the bitter end; the good news is, to quote a friend of mine, "People's 'principles' generally do not outlast the first bill from their attorney."

Although I am loathe to say it, along the lines of Apollyon's comments, the scary ones want experts who tell them the truth. They don't want to end up paying high six-figures out of their own pockets and then find the expert oversold the case.

Well, since this came out, another malpractice case, this time almost certainly legal malpractice.

As I said, there are the scary lawyers the carrier's attorneys worry about, then there are the other kind. You can guess into which camp this example falls into.

Case #44 [Terrible Expert Opinion]

A 42-year-old woman presented to the ED with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed “uncomplicated appendicitis”. A general surgeon was consulted and took her to the operating room for appendectomy. The surgeon elected to perform an open appendectomy. There was no explanation...

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To quote from a few of my friends who are attorneys, "A lawyer may not be able to win your case, but he sure can lose it."

 

[Apollyon]

Well, since this came out, another malpractice case, this time almost certainly legal malpractice.

As I said, there are the scary lawyers the carrier's attorneys worry about, then there are the other kind. You can guess into which camp this example falls into.

Case #44 [Terrible Expert Opinion]

A 42-year-old woman presented to the ED with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed “uncomplicated appendicitis”. A general surgeon was consulted and took her to the operating room for appendectomy. The surgeon elected to perform an open appendectomy. There was no explanation...

expertwitness.substack.com

To quote from a few of my friends who are attorneys, "A lawyer may not be able to win your case, but he sure can lose it."

I "like" all the exclamation points. Referring to Medscape also was "impressive".

 

[Birdstrike]

I "like" all the exclamation points. Referring to Medscape also was "impressive".

I love his expert use of the phrase "willy-nilly" and "in large the incision" when he means "enlarge." I see now why he's "Board Certified as a Physician Executive" and not as a surgeon. He also capitalizes "Sepsis" and "Gross Malpractice" for no reason and misspells "subphrenic" as "subphenic." There are other misspellings and grammatical errors like writing "personally approved" when he means "personally approve.” He quotes a "Medscape article" and doesn't actually cite the title, author or source, but just puts it in bold. It’s sad that he charged a patient money, likely thousands of dollars, for this report.

Oh, how nice it must be to be "Board Certified in Medical Quality."