A month after his birth, a boy was examined by his doctor at a regular checkup. The boy had a fever of 100.2 degrees, was coughing and suffering from nasal congestion, and had been exposed to sick contacts at home. He had been coughing to the point that he could not breathe and was exhibiting facial discoloration. The doctor did not order any tests at this appointment. Four days later, the boy’s parents brought him back to the doctor because his symptoms had worsened. The doctor physically examined the boy, but again did not perform or order any tests. Five days later, the boy’s parents took him to the hospital, where he was treated for acute pneumonia, wheezing, and tachycardia. He was transferred to another hospital where he died 40 days after his one-month checkup. Click title to continue reading...
A woman had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. The doctor treated her for her Hepatitis C symptoms and prescribed and administered weekly intravenous injections of 200 mg/ml lipoic acid, an antioxidant supplement. She underwent nine weeks of treatment without incident. However, she suffered a severe adverse reaction while receiving her tenth lipoic-acid treatment. She was hospitalized for several weeks, received multiple blood transfusions, and became permanently blind in both eyes. Click title to continue reading...
A heart surgeon performed a cardiac catheterization on an 80-year-old woman. Immediately following the procedure, the woman began moving her legs around and rolled off the operating table. A nurse and lab technician caught the woman and lowered her to the floor. At that time, the woman denied hitting her head. Later, she complained of neck and back pain from the fall. The CT scan performed later that day showed no evidence of injury from the fall. Shortly after the surgery and fall, the woman died. Click title to continue reading...
