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“Both physicians should have realized that the patient’s aortic stenosis was worse than originally thought and the patient did not receive proper treatment, leading to his death.”

“The first thing that should come to mind as a clinician when evaluating headache in the ER is the SNOOP criteria. This will help you assess for potential red flags in a patient with a headache.”

Austrian medical authorities have emphasized that no non-credentialed individual—let alone a child—may be present or participate in any part of a surgical procedure, regardless of consent or supervision.

The nurses have an obligation to ensure that the patient knows what the procedure is and understands what she’s having done in general terms, not technical terms.

“The court would not allow Mr K’s deposition testimony to be considered as part of the summary judgment motion because of the Dead Man’s Statute, which prohibits a party from testifying to their own interest as to their personal communication with a deceased person on the principle that the deceased would be unable to refute the claims.”

Judge Patrick Corum ruled that the hospital was profoundly negligent during delivery, describing its care as comparable to giving birth in “the most dangerous place on the planet.”