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• Car accident blamed on lack of post-test monitoring 

  AN IN-OFFICE FASTING BLOOD TEST was performed at a medical clinic on a 53-year-old man with diabetes. The man had been hospitalized recently with...

  Journal of Family Practice, 10/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Failure to follow-up delays lung cancer diagnosis 

  A 64-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS REFERRED TO A PULMONARY SPECIALIST in January by his primary care physician after a computed tomography (CT) scan showed a...

  Journal of Family Practice, 09/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• 4 years of Tx, but diagnosis was wrong 

  FOR 4 YEARS, STARTING AT AGE 50, A WOMAN COMPLAINED TO HER INTERNIST of a persistent cough, nasal congestion, muscle and joint pain, and...

  Journal of Family Practice, 08/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Negligence case hinges on penicillin allergy 

  AN 18-MONTH-OLD GIRL WITH AN EAR INFECTION was seen by a pediatrician, who prescribed amoxicillin clavulanate. The next day she developed puffy...

  Journal of Family Practice, 08/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Poor follow-up hinders stage 3 cancer Dx 

  A LUMP IN HER LEFT BREAST prompted a 42-year-old woman to contact her primary care physician. Office staff returned her phone call, advised her to...

  Journal of Family Practice, 08/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Was lack of regular PSA testing to blame? 

  A 49-YEAR-OLD MAN HAD A PARTIAL PHYSICAL EXAM and a prostate-specific antigen test. He complained of urinary problems, including frequent urination...

  Journal of Family Practice, 08/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Discontinued anticoagulant blamed for stroke 

  A MAN ON WARFARIN 3 YEARS AFTER A MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM visited a doctor, who reviewed the 37-year-old patient's records and noted that test...

  Journal of Family Practice, 07/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Filing misstep leads to missed diagnosis 

  A 76-YEAR-OLD MAN HAD A CHEST RADIOGRAPH before undergoing cardiac catheterization. The radiograph showed a 4-cm mass in the left lung, which the...

  Journal of Family Practice, 07/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Too much amiodarone led to respiratory failure 

  AMIODARONE WAS PRESCRIBED TO REGULATE THE HEARTBEAT of a patient who underwent surgery at a Veteran's Administration medical center to replace a...

  Journal of Family Practice, 07/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Rising PSA, but no follow-up 

  CHEST PAIN PROMPTED A 48-YEAR-OLD MAN to visit his primary care physician. Blood work, including a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, revealed a...

  Journal of Family Practice, 07/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication