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MediFocus Digest Back Issues |
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Spring 2005 |
ARTICLE: Breast imaging, standard of care, and the expert. Radiol. Clin. North America 2004 Sept; 42(5):693-74.
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This article deals with the role of radiologist as experts in medical malpractice cases pertaining to the delayed diagnosis of breast cancer.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P15337428 |
ARTICLE: Malpractice risks associated with colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 2004 Sept; 99(9):1641-4.
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This article reviews malpractice claims against gastroenterologists involving colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P15330895 |
ARTICLE: Missed acute cardiac ischemia in the Emergency Department: limitations of diagnostic testing. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2004 May; 22(3):219-25.
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This article reviews the limitations of diagnostic aids in the evaluation of patients who present to the emergency room with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardical infarction or unstable angina.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P15138962 |
ARTICLE: Foot fractures frequently misdiagnosed as ankle sprains. American Family Physician 2002 Sept; 66(5):788-94.
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This article reviews the clinical presentation of subtle foot fractures that are frequently misdiagnosed on initial evaluation as ankle sprains leading to delays in treatment and long-term disability.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P12322769 |
ARTICLE: Medicolegal aspects of testicular torsion. Urology 2001 April; 57(4):783-6 and 786-7.
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This article reviews all closed case files involving testicular torsion from a large medical malpractice insurer in New Jersey from 1979 to 1997.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P11306405 |
ARTICLE: Deaths associated with liposuction: case reports and review of the literature. J. Forensic Sci. 2002 Jan; 47(1):205-7.
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This article reviews three fatal cases associated with tumescent liposuction and reviews the literature of previously reported cases.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P12064654 |
ARTICLE: ACOG Committee Opinion: Uterine artery embolization. Obstet. Gynecol 2004 Feb; 103(2):403-4
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This article outlines the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Gynecologic Practice opinion regarding the use of uterine artery embolization.
Abstract Link: http://www.medifocuslegal.com/abstracts.php?gid=XL1404&ID=P14754718 |
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