Errors in diagnosis cause around 80,000 deaths per year in the United States
Jumping to conclusions, skipping diagnostic steps contribute to fatal mistakes
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Medical malpractice
The role of sleep deprivation in medical malpractice
Studies: One hour of lost sleep makes significantly affects performance, mistakes
Hospital no-visitor policies introduce new patient risks
There are some work-arounds that you can use to improve your safety as a patient
Myth buster: A negative CT scan doesn't necessarily mean that you're not having a stroke
Misdiagnosis of an ischemic stroke often pushes patient outside a key treatment window
What you should know when a Texas doctor or hospital talks about brain death
There are accepted steps that must be followed to reach this diagnosis
Three common types of cancer surgery medical malpractice
Surgical resection of a tumor is a precise process that needs confirmation by a pathologist
Texas spine surgeon ignores textbook signs of cauda equina syndrome
Patient is left with permanent disabilities that could have easily been avoided
It usually takes multiple errors to cause a medical malpractice injury
Hospital system errors involve multiple doctors, nurses, and other health care providers
Basal cell carcinoma surgery operating room fire and medical malpractice
OR fires are never events that can be avoided with proper precautions