Medication errors
Risk management in action. Read about malpractice claims and case studies alleging medication errors, including improper prescribing and overmedicating.
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Read ArticleFailure to discontinue losartan during pregnancy
A 30-year-old woman came to her family physician with a positive pregnancy test.
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Read ArticleImproper prescribing following surgery
A 43-year-old man came to the emergency department (ED) on August 21 with sudden epigastric pain radiating to his back with severe nausea and vomiting.
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Read ArticleRisk alert: ASA guidance on GLP-1 agonists
Delayed gastric emptying can affect NPO status
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Read ArticleOrdering incorrect dose of corticosteroid
A 50-year-old man came to a nephrologist for renal insufficiency. The patient's history included ankylosing spondylitis and scleroderma.
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Read ArticleFailure to monitor patient’s postoperative INR
A 54-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon reporting chronic bilateral hip pain for 30 years.
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Read ArticleManaging anticoagulation therapy
Managing the risks associated with anticoagulation therapy falls to physicians across all specialties
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Read ArticleOrdering improper medication
A 40-year-old man with Grade 4 gliosarcoma underwent a left parietal craniotomy at Hospital A.
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Read ArticleOverprescribing NSAIDs
A 50-year-old man came to the ED with symptoms that suggested cellulitis.
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Read ArticleFailure to monitor warfarin levels
A 70-year-old woman with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was taken to the hospital due to severe aortic stenosis.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Anesthesiology
Negligently prescribing pain medication; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Emergency Medicine
Failure to properly assess and manage patient's medications; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Read ArticlePrescribing unnecessary medication
A 69-year-old woman came to her family physician for hip pain
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Read ArticleFailure to discontinue medication
A 34-year-old woman came to an ob-gyn for prenatal care. This was the patient’s fifth pregnancy.
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Read ArticleFailure to restart anticoagulants
A 66-year-old man came to an internal medicine physician reporting a shuffling gait.
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Read ArticleNegligence in prescribing bowel prep medications
A 71-year-old woman came to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of polyps.
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Read ArticleFailure to manage medications
A 76-year-old woman came to an internist to establish a primary care relationship and to seek treatment for itching.
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Read ArticleFailure to prescribe correct medication dosage
A 37-year-old man reporting a two-week history of progressively worsening dizziness and unsteady gait came to the ED.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2016 Emergency Medicine
Medication error at patient discharge; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
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Read FlipbookReporter 2015 Internal Medicine
Failure to manage medications; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
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Read FlipbookReporter 2015 Pain Management
Failure to recognize prescription drug abuse; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License
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