An Oregon doctor might use family history, symptoms and tests to diagnose patients for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients who have an ongoing cough should inform their doctors and should also mention any mucus as well as whether anyone in their...
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Month: March 2016
Gag orders may prevent doctors from disclosing EHR errors
Human beings have an inherent urge to apologize when they make a mistake, but plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases often find that doctors can be adept at resisting these impulses. While Oregon law prevents apologies made by physicians being used to...
Woman sues after surgical error
Oregon patients may be appalled to see that in a lawsuit, a 60-year-old woman claims that surgeons at Yale-New Haven Medical Center botched her May 2015 surgery. She went in to have part of a cancerous rib removed, but surgeons operated on the wrong rib. The...
Research links difficult patients with medical errors
Oregon residents who are polite to their doctors are more likely to receive an accurate diagnosis according to research published in BMJ Quality and Safety. Two studies looked into how often doctors made mistakes when diagnosing difficult or uncooperative...
Parent of deceased UO student files lawsuit against hospital
On March 15, it was reported that the mother of a University of Oregon student filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a local hospital after her daughter passed away. According to the lawsuit, the mother claimed that PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center...
Hospitalists and medical malpractice in Oregon
Hospitalists are physicians that work exclusively at hospitals and specialize in Hospital Medicine. They often act as someone's primary care physician when they are admitted to the hospital. This is a relatively new role, and it has only been around for the...
Spider bites often misdiagnosed by doctors
While many Oregon residents may believe that spider bites are common and dangerous, a study shows that up to 78 percent of alleged spider bites may be misdiagnosed by doctors. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Bern in...
Woman suing clinic for failing to diagnose her heart disease
An Oregon woman says that not one, but two doctors at the same clinic failed to diagnose a heart condition that later caused her a heart attack and put her at risk of needing a transplant. She and her husband are suing the facility, Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC),...
IPF patients reveal emotions following diagnosis
Oregon patients suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis often find that they have trouble breathing, which could affect their ability to live a normal life. An online survey that was conducted by a German pharmaceutical company offered a look at the...
Blood test may better diagnose tuberculosis patients
Oregon residents who have tuberculosis may now be diagnosed with a test known as the Khatri blood test. It was developed by researchers at Stanford University and is said to be 86 percent accurate in children. This greatly surpasses the 66 percent accuracy...