Failure to diagnose meningitis
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Case study and current research on the prevalence of diagnostic errors, common causes, and ways to prevent these types of errors.
A 40-year-old man came to an internal medicine physician and reported feeling weak and tired.
The patient claimed that the physician told him that the rectal bleeding was due to his diverticulosis and was not life threatening.
A 72-year-old woman with a history of diabetes came to the ED due to pain in her left eye.
An eight-year-old girl was brought to the ED with a groin injury from a bicycle accident.
A 17-month-old girl was brought her pediatrician to complete vaccinations, a visit documented as “vaccines only.”
The first documented assessment of the patient in the ED revealed a temperature of 97.9 degrees; pulse 53; respirations 20; blood pressure 147/77 mm Hg; oxygen saturation 97%.
