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Medical Malpractice Anesthesia Allergies

Anesthesia is administered to reduce pain and anxiety during and after surgery. However, it is very important to administer anesthesia cautiously keeping in view the health status of the patient. It is the job of anesthesiologist to assess the health condition of the patient, know about the existing allergies or other medical conditions, and accordingly decide the dosage of an anesthetic drug.

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Misdiagnosis of Lung Cancer Due to Negligence is Medical Malpractice

Lung cancer is a silent disease and exhibits almost no symptoms during its early stages. Delay in diagnosing lung cancer is a frequent incident, as it can be confused with symptoms of other less complicated and critical conditions such as bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Diabetes

Failure to diagnose a medical condition often results in the development of complications that may be life threatening or cause a patient to use medication for the rest of life. Failure to diagnose diabetes often causes serious complications such as diabetic coma that may also cause death. This article focuses on the causes and effects of failure to diagnose diabetes and the action to be taken if medical negligence is the cause of your suffering.

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The Subtleties in Trip and Fall and Other Types of Construction and Workplace Injuries

When people see the word β€œinjury,” they tend to think of something that happens in a moment. This is an accurate way to talk about many sports injuries and some traumatic injuries — broken bones, torn ligaments, etc. However, it may not be an accurate way to think about some of the most common types of workplace injuries. As with certain other types of injuries, such as car accident injuries, many construction injuries are often not evident immediately after the fact. Someone might simply complain of some minor pain, but then later find that the pain increases over time rather than decreasing. Other symptoms such

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The standards for health care providers in New York

If someone files a medical malpractice lawsuit against a health care practitioner or facility, two of the things they need to prove are that the provider had a duty to the patient and that the patient did not receive the appropriate level of care. The first requirement is met by demonstrating that the person in question had a relationship with the provider.

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The symptoms of hemorrhoids and colon cancer

Colon cancer is a leading cause of death across the country. Like a majority of cancers, it does not show any real signs of being there until it advances, making it hard to diagnose early and increasing the odds of misdiagnosis. New York patients could stay informed about the disease to help avoid being misdiagnosed with other conditions such as hemorrhoids.

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Is Clockwork Covered?

When it comes to construction accidents in New York, we’ve seen all kinds of court rulings that come down to the critical details in the case. We’ve seen rulings that clarify who was doing what, discuss how it relates to a specific work process, and examines whether or not the case pertains to specific New York State labor laws such as NY Labor Law 240. Here’s an interesting case that illustrates some of the complexities. In Joblon v. Solow, a New York State case brought in 1998, an electrician fell from a ladder while he was trying to chop a hole through a wall with

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