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Medication mistakes happen in many different ways. A pharmacist or technician might give someone the wrong medicine or the right medication but the wrong dose. A nurse handing out medicine in the hospital might make a mistake during that process. Patients can also...
Medical practitioners are held to an incredibly high standard of care, and they meet this standard most of the time. Unfortunately, this duty can fall by the wayside, and you can be hurt by the person whom you have entrusted with your wellbeing. When a medical...
Asthma is a disease that causes chronic inflammation in the lungs. In a flare, the lungs and bronchial tubes swell, making it difficult, if not impossible, to breathe. Being misdiagnosed creates a significant risk for the patient: Without bronchodilators, medications...
Many medical errors happen when a doctor mistakes one condition for another and makes an inaccurate diagnosis. There are cases in which doctors sent patients home telling them that they were suffering from indigestion when it was actually a heart attack. Doctors have...
Do you think your doctor takes you seriously? While most do, there are unfortunate patients who feel like the doctor assumes they’re overreacting and that nothing is wrong, even though they are convinced that something is seriously wrong. Part of the reason for this...
We all know that doctors often double-book patients. That’s why we often find ourselves waiting in the exam room for what seems like an eternity in a paper or cotton wrap with only a selection of 5-year-old magazines to pass the time. However, if you’re undergoing...
With so many medications having similar names but varied purposes, it’s not surprising that mistakes are sometimes made. Whether a doctor writes a prescription for the wrong drug or a pharmacist fills the wrong one, the patient is the one who is at risk when that...
The way things used to work is that patients would visit the hospital for an ailment, get treated for it, then be released to go home. Sadly, it's not uncommon for patients who are fortunate enough to leave the hospital nowadays to tell stories about how they overcame...
Medication mistakes can be deadly. People can have an allergic reaction to a medication. A drug given in mistake could interact with another medication or exacerbate medical conditions. Not getting a dose of a drug might reduce how effective the treatment of a...
If a man comes into a hospital and complains about discomfort or pain in his chest, doctors are likely to assume that he’s having a heart attack. If a woman comes in and complains about shortness of breath, though, that same doctor may assume she has a respiratory...
