According to numerous scientific studies, heart attacks increase on Christmas and New Year's Day. In fact, heart-related deaths are five percent more common during the holiday season. Heart attacks are also one of the 10 most commonly misdiagnosed medical problems....
Year: 2015
Gall Bladder Surgery Gone Bad
A surgeon has a choice. A diseased gall bladder can be removed through laparoscopic surgery or if there is a problem, or even a potential problem the surgery can be converted from laparoscopic surgery to an open surgery. Robotic removal of the gall bladder is being...
Movember: A Reminder That You Are Your Best Health Advocate
During November - or Movember - many men grow their facial hair to raise money and awareness for men's health. While it's fun to throw out the razor, it's important not to overlook the real message: every year, men die from cancers that would have been highly...
Intraoperative Monitoring In Back Surgery
A patient is wheeled into the operating room. The surgeon is present. The anesthesiologist appears and then a new group appears with computers and electronic monitoring equipment. You have probably not been told who they are before you entered the room and it will...
How Recent Changes Affect Management of the Case
The author, an attorney and medical doctor, is a partner with Goldsmith Ctorides & Rodriguez in Englewood Cliffs. Case selection in the professional negligence area is crucial. Physicians will often have the right to consent to any potential settlement. Therefore,...
Coping with the Aftermath of Emergency Room Chao
EMTALA presents an interesting and potentially effective tool for attorneys representing those who are underserved medically. The author, an attorney and medical doctor, is a partner with Goldsmith Ctorides & Rodriguez in Englewood Cliffs. The management of the...
Dealing with Infection as a Complication of Medical Care
The author, an attorney and medical doctor, is a partner with Goldsmith Ctorides & Rodriguez in Englewood Cliffs. A sore throat, a urinary tract infection, a prescription for antibiotics and a cure. That is often the mentality with which we approach the minor...
Electronic Health Record
Last year I was at St. Lukes Hospital in Houston while a member of my family had surgery and recently I was in the same position. We are constantly getting records on behalf of clients and reviewing them. We frequently retain the services on Information technology...
Finding Sources of Litigation in Breast Cancer Cases
During October 1997 -- breast cancer awareness month -- numerous programs were held by medical centers and women's groups. One of the more interesting was the program supported by the Breast Center at the Monmouth Medical Center. The program was marketed to physicians...
Give It Time–Your Condition Will Improve
We have heard clients tell us that their doctor told then over and over again that they should have patience and with time their condition would improve and it didn't and they waited and waited and finally went to see someone else who said: "You should have come to...
