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Time-stamped electronic medical record (EMR) entries became the primary focus during a meeting with a patients family and their attorneys at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, in which concerns were being addressed about a patients adverse outcome after a procedure performed in the emergency department (ED).
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Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke is a common allegation in claims against emergency physicians (EPs) even in emergency departments (EDs) at Primary Stroke Centers, according to Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA.
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There is actually surprisingly little the emergency physician (EP) can do to influence the outcome of most stroke cases, according to Marc E. Levsky, MD, a board member of the Walnut Creek, CA-based The Mutual Risk Retention Group.
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In a series of recent decisions, the states appellate and supreme courts diluted application of the clear and convincing gross negligence standard installed by Georgias tort reform statute, and they have also advanced exceptions to the law that allow plaintiff attorneys to circumvent the legislatures intended tougher standards required to prove medical malpractice.
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High-quality chest compressions are the most important factor in CPR rate, depth, timing, recoil, and without interruption.
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This large, randomized Phase 3 clinical trial of high-dose coenzyme Q10 failed to show any neuroprotective benefit in early Parkinsons disease.
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Thoracic outlet syndrome is difficult to accurately diagnosis and requires adherence to rigorous clinical and electrophysiological criteria to avoid errors and unnecessary surgery.
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