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Did misdiagnosis cause a man to die from cardiac tamponade?

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

How would you have handled this case? Should an urgent care staff member have called an ambulance to transport a gravely ill patient to an...

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Aortic Rupture

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

This month’s column describes two cases of aortic rupture.

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Was a suicidal patient properly monitored?

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

A suicidal patient claims she was not monitored properly in the ED.

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ED Staff Negligence?

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Did ED staff negligence lead to the injuries incurred by a discharged patient when he attempted to cross the street?

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Inappropriate Use of Proparacaine

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is an alleged inappropriate use of proparacaine.

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Methadone Ingestion...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is a likely preventable death from methadone ingestion in a child.

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Compartment Syndrome...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is an alleged failure to treat compartment syndrome.

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Alleged violation of EMTALA...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neil Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is an alleged violation of EMTALA.

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Cardiac Work-Up...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Was a cardiac work-up warranted?

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Testicular Torsion...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among the cases is testicular torsion in a young man.

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Detached Retina...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among the cases is a detached retina in a man’s only eye with vision.

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Leaving the ED Against Medical Advice...

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Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among the cases is the death of a man who leaves the ED against medical advice.

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Death of a Child...

Author:
Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is the death of a child.

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Orbital Fracture...

Author:
Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases are a missed orbital fracture and failure to diagnose a volvulus that led to a fatal septic event.

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Stroke and Intracerebral Hematoma

Author:
Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief

This month’s cases include stroke and intracerebral hematoma in a postpartum woman and bacterial meningitis in a 10-year-old girl.

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