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There are many medical conditions that are “silent” in the sense that they do not typically produce early signs or symptoms. Once such illness is kidney disease. Often the patient can have early or moderate stage kidney disease but have not outward symptoms. Instead, the first and most important clues of kidney disease often show… read more
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Bowel obstructions can occur for many different reasons, and most often they resolve on their own. Some bowel obstructions, however, require more aggressive treatment such as insertion of a nasogastric (NG) tube to drain the stomach contents to prevent aspiration of gastric contents. In this particular case, our client, a man in his early 70s,… read more
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Hemachromatosis is a hereditary disorder in which the body produces an excessive amount of iron in the blood. It is the most common hereditary disease among white males in North America. The first signs of hemochromatosis usually come in the of liver function studies which are abnormal for no obvious reason. When a physician sees… read more
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that can spread quickly and cause significant damage to tissue, and even death, if it is not promptly diagnosed and treated. The most effective treatment is immediate surgery to debride and excise (clean and cut out) the infected or dead tissue. Some of the common signs of necrotizing… read more
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Endocarditis is an inflammation and infection around the chambers of the heart or the heart valves which can be a life-threatening condition if not detected and treated promptly. In this case, our client in the past had undergone reconstruction of the aortic root and replacement of an aortic valve. A few years after that surgery,… read more
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For people diagnosed with throat cancer, radiation is a mainstay of treatment, but doctors have to be careful about the extent of the radiation they deliver to the patient. In this case, our client had a small, localized area of cancer near the vocal cord, yet radiation was ordered for the entire throat and beyond…. read more
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An elderly woman from Waynesburg, Greene County, died as a result of a delay in taking her to surgery as a result of a ruptured colon. The hospital initially argued that her stomach problems were not severe enough to warrant surgery, but we eventually made a recovery well into six figures on behalf of this woman’s surviving… read more
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An elderly woman from Johnstown, Cambria County, died as a result of a delay in taking her to surgery to treat gangrene in her colon. We filed a claim against the surgeon on the ground that he should have operated on the patient sooner. A significant six-figure recovery was obtained on behalf of this woman’s husband.
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An elderly woman from Pittsburgh’s North Hills suffered an injury to her ureter while undergoing a cystoscopy for treatment of a kidney stone. The injury to the ureter led to a very prolonged hospitalization and three additional surgeries. With the help of an independent urology expert, we filed a medical malpractice claim and were able to establish… read more
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A middle-aged woman from Bedford County developed tuberculosis peritonitis because a doctor failed to properly interpret a possible tuberculosis skin test. As a result of the error, the tuberculosis spread to her abdomen and required the woman to undergo a hysterectomy. We filed a medical malpractice claim against the physician on the ground that treatment… read more
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