On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Aug 18, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
When you have an illness, you want the tests that are taken to be reported back accurately and efficiently. Sometimes, tests do come back with abnormal findings. In those cases, you want your medical provider to follow up with you and let you know the treatment...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Aug 12, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
There is an unusual fact circulating the medical community, and that is that Black children are more likely to pass away after surgery than white children. There are some racial undertones to this data, and studies have shown that Black patients are more likely to...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Aug 4, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
One of the primary factors that must be met in a medical malpractice case is that the medical professional must have a duty to care for the patient. This is established through the doctor-patient relationship. It means that you wouldn’t file a medical malpractice...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 30, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
There is an uptick of Americans who are relying more heavily on public assistance programs, such as Medicaid, to receive the medical care they need. Being able to receive care is important for everyone, but people might find that their primary care physician is being...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 22, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
In the United States, medication commercials are common. This means that people often get to their doctor’s office with an idea in mind of what they want. They may even schedule an appointment after seeing a commercial, specifically because they want to get that...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 15, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Medical mistakes can put patients in dangerous positions. Prescribing medications that interact could lead to fatal side effects, using drugs that patients are allergic to could lead to anaphylaxis and patients who are given too much of a drug could overdose. Medical...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 9, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Smartphones have a lot to offer when it comes to medical care. They can actually help you in a hospital setting, as a patient, and they can help doctors offer better care. How do they do it? A few examples include: Allowing doctors to stay on top of important medical...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jul 2, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Pain management has seen significant advances over the years. Intense pain can affect somebody’s mental state and their body’s ability to heal from an injury or illness. Simply put, controlling pain is often key to successfully treating a medical...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jun 26, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Managing the inflow of patients in a modern emergency room is a demanding task. Nurses and other medical professionals have to get very good at identifying those who need help quickly, those who can wait and those who won’t respond to treatment in order to...
On Behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham | Jun 19, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
You may have heard the term “patient abandonment” before, but what does it really mean — and entail? Patients can be abandoned by physicians and also by nurses. For the purposes of this blog entry, we will focus on patient abandonment by the nursing staff. You may...