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Patient safety
What you should tell your doctor to avoid premature discharge from the emergency room
ER physicians and nurses are often under pressure to discharge patients from the ER, whether it's safe or not!
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest performs below average on severe sepsis & septic shock care
Hiring an experienced Houston, Texas medical malpractice attorney can be a good choice for injured patients in close-knit Waco
Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus, management and medical malpractice
Prompt diagnosis and treatment are key to patient safety
Waco ER doctor doesn't order head CT scan, two days later young patient has permanent brain injury
When a patient had a headache and vomiting, the standard of care requires an emergency physician to order a head CT or MRI scan
Federal report: Patient dies in Houston hospital ER because of lab communication breakdown
Hospitals must have policies in place to ensure that critical lab values and radiology findings are promptly communicated
Three ways you can improve your prescription drug safety
Asking questions gets you key information about medication purposes and risks.
Sodium levels are important for injuries and conditions involving the brain
Sodium sounds simple, but it's complex to manage and timely correct treatment is a key
Hiatal hernia symptoms, surgery risks, and medical malpractice
Hiatal hernia surgery poses the risks of nicked or perforated stomach or bowel, infection, and sepsis
What you should know about bowel obstruction, treatment, and medical malpractice
A bowel obstruction an be a medical emergency