Anchoring bias can affect emergency room diagnosis and treatment
Incorrect information provided by ambulance crews and prior providers can have an undue influence on physician and nurse decision-making
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Patients are endangered when clinical and ER doctors do not communicate with radiologists
Many doctors order x-ray, CT, or MRI scans without providing much patient information to radiologists and then do not review the images themselves
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For Texas emergency medical malpractice, it matters where the care began
Emergency medicine malpractice is complicated and twisted under Texas law, but our experienced medical malpractice attorneys can help you sort it out
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Houston, Texas stroke malpractice attorney/lawyer explains how to find the best stroke hospitals
Find the best stroke hospital closest to you on our list of every stroke center in Texas
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Lawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis
Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her
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Houston-area hospital ER doctor misdiagnoses and discharges car wreck patient, causes paralysis
It is needlessly dangerous for physicians to skip steps in the diagnosis process
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New study: Three things emergency rooms can do to prevent suicide
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., but psychiatric and behavioral care in Houston is sometimes lacking
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The risk of emergency rooms and doctors botching infection treatment
A Houston-area free-standing emergency room and hospital botched infection treatment, almost causing a man his life
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Strokes in children and young adults are frequently misdiagnosed
Stroke treatment must start quickly to prevent permanent injuries
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When you add breathing problems to a sore throat, it is time to get medical help
Epiglottitis can cause a life-threatening obstructed airway
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