Plaintiff Don Marshall, who is filing a medical malpractice claim, is suing defendants John Smith M.D. and Pat Jones P.A.C. The plaintiff sustained a work injury and came to the ER at Laskey County Memorial Hospital; there he was prescribed three days worth of tramadol. He then visited Smith & Smith Medical Center for treatment. P.A. Jones prescribed him more tramadol and followed up with an appointment eight days later, Mr. Marshall described a 50% improvement with his symptoms. At that appointment a Flector patch was applied to reduce acute pain.…
If it is your opinion that Mr. Mitchell right shoulder condition is more likely than not caused or aggravated by injuries that occurred while on active duty, please provide the medical rationale clarifying the relationship between the injury and current medical condition. Please also provide current medical diagnosis…
Mary San Juan Hospital is in receipt of a denial letter dated December 26, 2016 for acute inpatient care provided on the above dates. The denial is based on the premise that it was medically unnecessary. However, the hospital has determined that this acute inpatient admission was warranted and supported by clinical documentation in the medical chart. The treating physician exercised their expert opinion in electing to admit this patient out of concern that his symptoms were attributed to an acute or escalating clinical condition.…
On 12-30-15, PT Wilcox documented that Mr. Durland reported he had increased soreness since the last visit with increasing symptoms down his right posterior/medial thigh. Mr. Durland was scheduled to see Dr. Hagood on the same day and Dr. Hagood was going to check his prostate for enlargement. PT Wilcox documented STR in prone along right sacral angle, along right ST (sacrotuberous) ligament to ischial tuberosity, TTP (tender to palpation) over medial edge or ischial tub and OI (obturator…
Pharmacology – Unit 2 Assignment – Rhonda Reed Unit 2 Assignment is worth 50 points You are the billing and coding manager on the Internal Medicine floor at General Hospital. The patient is a 52-year-old woman with diabetes who has cellulitis from a scrape to her right shin. You are visiting the patient before she is discharged and note that an IV dose of penicillin has just begun to be infused. Her chart indicates she is allergic to penicillin.…
When speaking about Dr. Vardiman’s exam of the Plaintiff in 2000, Dr. Swann states that the symptoms the Plaintiff was showing was consistent with problems in the C5-6 or C6-7 levels. Regarding the mild bulge that was notated in the Plaintiff’s 2000 medical records, Dr. Swann testified that its possible that the bulge could have become herniated over time without the occurrence of a traumatic…
Reason for Visit: Bilateral Knee Contusion S: TM was walking in cafeteria when she slipped on a wet floor. There was a Wet Floor sign in place but she wasn’t pay attention to it because she was busy greeting other TMs. TM denies any issues, rates her pain at 0.5/10, some discomfort. O: Bilateral Knee: some rudeness noted on the knees, no edema, no effusion of the knees, denies tenderness with palpation.…
I have had previous medical trouble with my knees, and this problem was evident throughout the eight-week process. b. Over 28 million people run weekly in the United States. “Approximately 56% of recreational runners and as many as 90% of those training for a marathon sustain a running-related injury each year(Schubert).” These running-related injuries, in particular, relate to the knees.…
An attending physician statement completed by Allison Willox, dated 11/29/2016, indicated…
On 10/4/17 I met Mr. Reid at the office of Dr. Rampersaud. I stayed with Mr. Reid in the waiting room until I had to leave for another appointment. Mr. Reid will not allow a nurse case manager into the exam room. Mr. Reid reports he had the injections to his tailbone on 9/28/17.…
An APRN’s scope of practice is “created and enforced at the state level”, which leads to differing scopes throughout the United States (Hansen-Turton, Wade, & McClellan, 2007). Depending on where you live, your scope could be vastly different. Traditionally, the majority of APRN’s are governed by their state board of nursing and physicians are governed by the American Medical Association. The dissimilarities in the governing bodies lead to a difference in the standard of care they are held accountable to.…
Notified by the MOP. Two patient verifer used to confirm name and DOB. The MOP states at the end of Sept her son was seen by Major Blount and optometry and was diagnosis with uveitis in his right eye. MOP state she believes her son has uveitis in the left eye. She states that her son states that he has blurr vision in the left eye, 2/10 pain, with burning and itching.…
The average nine year old girl is busy playing dolls or enjoying video games. That is not the case with Addison Witulski who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico. Addison and her friends, Erika and Emily Borden, have done something special. They are helping Addison’s family, but especially her little brother, Caden. You see, Caden is scheduled for heart surgery this coming July in Houston.…
The situation described in this scenario could be considered malpractice due to the negligence of the nursing staff. The law describes negligence as acting in a way that a prudent person in a similar situation would not act. Failing to act in a way that a reasonable person would act in the same or similar situation (Ashley, 2003). In this case, the night shift nurse is recovering a patient who has been hospitalized for a femur fracture. While assessing the patient the nurse views that patient’s toes are pale and swollen and she complains of numbness in her toes.…
Good evening Bob, I just wanted to give you an update from my doctor's visit today. The doctor has stated that I am not ready to return to work yet due to another issue that I have developed, which will require physical therapy due to a pinched tendon causing pain. Because of this pinched tendon, I am not able to fully extend my foot to walk straight and the doctor feels that this problem would best respond to physical therapy. Enclosed with this email I have sent you a copy of the medical request form with the explanation that I have been sent to Cigna. I start physical therapy on Monday, March 28, 2016 and my follow up with the doctor for this is on April 12, 2016.…