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Some of our favorite television shows are focused on heroic action in hospital emergency rooms, but the reality of ER care is often far more chaotic, careless, and less inspiring. Emergency rooms are a common setting for medical malpractice, especially for preventable errors such as misdiagnosis, missed diagnoses, or delayed diagnosis. An ER doctor’s job…

Delayed diagnosis is an all-too-common type of medical malpractice in Chicago and elsewhere. Fortunately, most cases of delayed diagnosis don’t cause fatality; for instance, when a doctor’s delay in diagnosing bronchitis causes a worsened condition that’s quickly corrected after an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. But what about a delayed diagnosis of cancer, or a…

A healthy, full-term, or near-full-term baby should have a fetal heart rate between 110 and 160 beats per minute. While this may fluctuate a bit between contractions and throughout the labor and delivery process, a significant increase (tachycardia), or decrease (bradycardia) is a sign of fetal distress. Proper fetal monitoring during labor and delivery should…

Undergoing surgery requires a tremendous leap of faith as we place ourselves into the hands of a medical team, understanding that we will be unconscious and completely vulnerable during the procedure. But what happens if an anesthesia error occurs and you find yourself awake during surgery? In the worst cases, awakening during surgery allows the…