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Medication mistakes can happen at any stage of the health care process. New Mexico physicians might prescribe too much of a medication. Nurses in hospitals or long-term care facilities might give a patient the wrong drug or an incorrect dosage. Pharmacists sometimes...
Healthcare providers have an obligation to patients to deliver quality care in regards to disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. When symptoms present themselves and the doctor fails to recognize the seriousness of the condition, a misdiagnosis could occur that...
Doctors in New Mexico are expected to provide their patients with the appropriate standard of care. A standard of care is the general level of care that patients expect to receive from members of the medical community. In the past, standards of care varied greatly...
New Mexico comedy fans may be interested to learn that Melissa Rivers, daughter of deceased comedienne Joan Rivers, filed a lawsuit on Jan. 26 against the clinic that was accused of causing the comedienne's death. Rivers, aged 81, died Sept. 4 after going to an...
When New Mexico patients are admitted into a hospital, they typically expect their doctors and other hospital staff to provide them with the best care possible. While most doctors do provide excellent care, preventable mistakes do happen that could result in serious...
New Mexico residents may not be familiar with sepsis, a type of bacterial infection of the blood that spreads rapidly. Some people suffering from sepsis develop it outside of hospitals, but many contract it in hospitals after surgery. Because sepsis is an infection of...
A doctor considers a combination of factors when diagnosing a pulmonary embolism. Standard approaches in New Mexico include looking for warning signs in the patient's medical history, and a physical exam follows next. As reported by the National Institutes of Health,...
Having a stem cell transplant involves many risks, some of which could develop over time and cause problems long after the transplant is complete. New Mexico patients who are preparing for stem cell transplants could arm themselves with information about these...
New Mexico natives may be surprised about the hospital malpractice event that recently occurred in various states. According to reports, around 40 people were treated with unsterilized bags of intravenous fluids. The incident happened when the bags were mistakenly...
Some New Mexico residents may have heard of FDA plans to begin regulating laboratory-developed tests just as they already regulate diagnostic tests developed by laboratory manufacturers. These types of tests may range from routine tests for sexually transmitted...