Anchoring bias can affect emergency room diagnosis and treatment
Incorrect information provided by ambulance crews and prior providers can have an undue influence on physician and nurse decision-making
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Patient safety
Why you should repeat your story every time you see the doctor
When physicians focus on you as an individual person and patient, you will more likely get proper care
Patients are endangered when clinical and ER doctors do not communicate with radiologists
Many doctors order x-ray, CT, or MRI scans without providing much patient information to radiologists and then do not review the images themselves
Texas chiropractor medical malpractice
Houston, Texas medical malpractice attorney explains how negligent chiropractic care can cause new injuries
What to do when your doctor is misbehaving
Texas Medical Board suspends license of Rockwall pediatrician who was practicing medicine in a compromised state
Head or chest trauma is important for emergency room providers to know about and evaluate
Being hit in the head or chest can cause a dissection of an artery that can cause a stroke
Nurse practitioners: Texas law and medical malpractice
Texas allows nurse practitioners to practice medicine with limited supervision
Which Houston-area hospitals have abnormally-high infection rates?
Houston Methodist Hospital and six other hospitals have infection rates that higher than nationwide benchmarks
Preeclampsia symptoms, risks, treatments, and medical malpractice
Left untreated, preeclampsia can cause death or severe complications for both the mother and baby