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A young man reported to the emergency room of a local Pittsburgh hospital with sudden onset of headache and double vision. Tests revealed that he was suffering Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), a condition in which pressure in the brain suddenly increases for no apparent reason. One of the known potential consequences of IIH is vision… 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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One of the most common, yet serious, conditions that emergency room doctors face on a regular basis is when patients present with sudden onset of chest pain. Sometimes, chest pain can be caused by innocent, non-threatening conditions such as muscle pain or indigestion, but other times they can represent a clear warning sign of a… 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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In order for any tissue in the body to remain viable, it must receive adequate blood supply, and it is the function of arteries to carry oxygen-rich blood to all tissue throughout the body. If there is an interruption of blood supply in an artery, and if that interruption lasts long enough, the tissue distal… read more
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People who come to the emergency room with sudden onset of chest pain may have a life- threatening condition and, therefore, it is important that emergency room doctors and nurses have a full understanding how to investigate or “work up” chest pain. If it is suspected that the chest pain may indicate an acute heart… read more
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An elderly woman came into the emergency room after suffering a head injury. Her medical care was not properly handled in the intensive care unit because the doctors delayed in placing her on a ventilator to help her breathing. Sadly, she ended up dying later that day. A large, six-figure settlement was obtained for this… read more
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A sheet metal worker from Beaver County suffered significantly reduced function in his right hand because of a one-month delay in diagnosing a fractured wrist. He had been seen at the emergency room one month earlier where X-rays were taken of the wrist and he was mistakenly told that there was no fracture. We filed… read more
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A severely retarded boy from Washington, PA, went into the emergency room with signs and symptoms suggesting that he had an abnormal build-up of fluid on his brain. Unfortunately, the emergency room physician and the radiologist who read a CT scan of the child’s brain failed to detect the excess fluid. If the fluid had… read more
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