Are freestanding outpatient imaging centers as safe as hospitals for MRI or CT scans?
Imaging quality may be similar, but hospitals are better equipped for the occasional life-threatening emergencies that will occur
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A CT scan with barium contrast is risky for patients who recently had any abdominal surgery
Bowel perforation are known complications of abdominal surgery, and can be a life-threatening combination when mixed with barium contrast
When anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists juggle too many patients at once, patient safety pays
In a wrongful death case I'm handling, the anesthesiologist was handling 5 patients at once
Barebone nurse staffing levels cause medical malpractice
Medicare recently cited MD Anderson Cancer Center for not hiring enough nurses for patient safety
Texas doctors can't immediately abandon or drop their patients, but learn what they're allowed to do
Physicians can't terminate existing patients without reasonable notice
Providence Health Center in Waco hit with Medicare quality of care violation in 2019
Providence Health Center and its related physician group are part of the Ascension chain of hospitals
Why do Texas medical malpractice lawyers ask so much about a patient's past medical history?
Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series
High lactate levels can be an overlooked sign of infection and sepsis
It's dangerous to patient safety for physicians not to look at the whole clinical picture
Closed claims study shows most common fetal distress mistakes and injuries
Nurses and doctors must jump into action when there's a sign of fetal distress
Medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit: The Village at Gleannloch Farms and hospitalists don't treat infection, cause death of 69-year-old woman
A change in mental status is often one of the earliest signs of a serious medical problem