If you're like most Ohio residents, at some point in your life, you've probably experienced a stomach ache. Perhaps you became bloated and were unsure what was causing your discomfort. Was it something you ate, or did you have an underlying health condition that was...
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Understanding common medical mistakes could protect you from harm
When you seek medical treatment in Ohio, you no doubt hope and expect that doctors will be able to correctly diagnose your condition and recommend and implement appropriate treatment to obtain as full a recovery as possible. Sometimes, medication is all that's needed...
Diagnosing sepsis in pregnant or post-partum women is a challenge
Pregnancy and childbirth cause a vast amount of changes in a woman's body. Many of those changes can mimic the symptoms of medical conditions such as sepsis. This makes getting to the appropriate diagnosis in a timely manner a challenge for doctors. Sepsis results...
Did your surgeon make a preventable error during your operation?
Going to the doctor may not be on your list of favorite pastimes, but it is something that you might find necessary at some point in your life. Especially if you, your spouse or one of your children are experiencing an ongoing health problem that requires...
Was your hospital stay extended due to MRSA?
You may have heard that there seems to be an epidemic of hospital-acquired infections in medical facilities across the country, including some here in Ohio. Perhaps you figured that since hospitals were aware of the problem, that automatically reduces your chances of...
The most common cause of a perforated bowel is surgery
One of the primary risks in any surgical procedure is that the surgeon will make a mistake. The mistake doesn't have to be big in order to put your life in jeopardy or leave you with permanent or debilitating injuries. Something as simple as a surgeon nicking a...
Did the differential diagnosis process fail you?
As you already know, many medical conditions manifest the same symptoms. This may present a challenge for your doctor, but with all of the advancements in imaging technology and other diagnostic tools, your doctor should come to the correct diagnosis. Unfortunately,...
The connection between brain injury and heart attack
Did you go to the emergency room or your family doctor with symptoms you think may be a heart attack, but your doctor sent you home with another diagnosis or no diagnosis? Hopefully that was the end of it, but you may have suffered a serious heart attack that required...
Many medication errors can be prevented
Between the opioid epidemic and the high volume of medications that many older patients take these days, the risk of a medication error continues to be a primary concern for many people. Whether the errors occur while a patient is in the hospital or occur at...
Did you never fully recover from a bout of severe sepsis?
You would think that there should be no reason why you would suffer from severe sepsis while in the care of an Ohio hospital and its medical personnel. Unfortunately, it happens more often than anyone would like to admit. Failing to diagnose an infection in a timely...