Failure to Follow Up

Malpractice claims and case studies alleging failure to follow up.

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Malpractice claims and case studies alleging failure to follow up.

Failure to order follow-up AFP testing

A 52-year-old man had been treated for chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis

Failure to respond to a neurologic emergency

A 67-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon reporting neck pain

Failure to follow up on wound culture

A 46-year-old man came to a general surgeon for treatment of inguinal and umbilical hernias.

Failure to review radiology report

A 63-year-old woman came to her internal medicine physician reporting lower back and flank pain.

Delay in obtaining colonoscopy

The patient was a 47-year-old woman with a history of anal cancer and surgery

Delay in the diagnosis of lung cancer

A 62-year old man came to the ED with symptoms of a stroke.

Failure to follow up on MRI test results

A 40-year-old man came to his family physician with complaints of left shoulder pain for two weeks. The physician ordered an MRI and administered an injection of methylprednisolone and lidocaine.

Failure to follow up on CT scan

A 69-year-old man came to the ED with worsening shortness of breath. His history included smoking, COPD, and an occluded right coronary artery.

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Failure to diagnose fecal impaction

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