Medical Malpractice and Heart attack

Medical malpractice and Heart attack: Heart attack is one of the top five diseases in terms of malpractice dollar awards. Despite how well known heart attacks are, they are still commonly misdiagnosed, particularly in the emergency room. The misdiagnosis of heart attack is particularly likely in less common presentations (e.g. without severe chest pain), or less expect populations (e.g. younger women having a heart attack). Malpractice awards for heart attack typically allege misdiagnosis or mismanaged diagnostic methods or medical tests. Because the outcome of a misdiagnosed heart attack is obviously poorer than a rapidly treated heart attack, the patient may suffer severe consequences. The dollar award for heart attack malpractice is thus typically high.

Medical errors and malpractice for Heart attack: medical news summaries for Heart attack: The following medical news items are relevant to the medical errors (including malpractice) for Heart attack:

• 76000 pounds awarded when son dies from misdiagnosis of hypercalcaemia
• Family files wrongful death suit over baby’s alleged death due to negligence
• Man active lifestyle destroyed after suffering a heart attack allegedly because of Vioxx use
• Man seeks $1.5 million damages over wife and unborn child’s death
• Man sues hospital after catheter wrongly inserted causes heart attack
• Medical malpractice lawsuits could be reduced by doctors being willing to apologise and talk to victims
• Misdiagnosed heart attack leads to young man’s death.
• No damages awarded in wrongful death suit
• Vioxx lawsuits to be filed in Britain
• Vioxx makers face another lawsuit
• Woman allegedly dies of potassium overdose in hospital

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