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7 Years Later, A Misdiagnosis Gives Nancy Her Life Back
Every Patient's Advocate | August 10th 2008 by Trisha Torrey
Imagine being diagnosed with an incurable and debilitating disease at the age of 45, then having to give up your beloved teaching career, your independence, and never knowing when you’ll simply collapse in place, unconscious for 20 minutes or so… read more
Ringworm Treatment and home remedies
Healthy Articles | July 29th 2008 by kanrich
Ringworm is often a misdiagnosis for other conditions, especially numular eczema and pityriasis rosea. Remember that athlete’s foot is unusual in preteen children. These children often have Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis or a contact dermatitis w read more
Is it better to bring 8,000 individual cases?: Pathology errors i…
Patient AdvoCare | July 22nd 2008
Patients impacted by a misdiagnosis and the quality of service at the Miramichi Regional Hospital will file a class-action suit on Tuesday.Halifax lawyer Raymond Wagner will file the proposed lawsuit in Miramichi on Tuesday. It is available to any pa read more
This can't be good
Rantings and Ramblings | July 14th 2008
According to an article in the Trinidad Express this morning, many women in Trinidad and Tobago may be misdiagnosed with cervical cancer as the Family Planning Association have not been following international guidelines and one technician has been r read more
I got my mother back: Overuse of antipsychotic drugs in nursing h…
Patient AdvoCare | June 24th 2008
Last fall, Theresa Lamascola of the Bronx, suffering from anxiety and confusion, was put on the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. When she had trouble walking, her daughter took her to another doctor, who found that she had unrecognized hypothyroidism, read more
Misdiagnosis, a Visit to the Lab and One Last Point
Every Patient's Advocate | June 24th 2008 by Trisha Torrey
For those of you who have read my misdiagnosis story, you know that one of the ultimate heroes was the pathologist (I’ll call him Dr. H.) who helped me understand how the misdiagnosis happened. Even though he was one of the doctors responsibl read more
A buffer and enabler for the patient: VIP care
Patient AdvoCare | June 10th 2008
Dr. Victoria McEvoy on VIP care:One Emergency Room doctor told me recently about a VIP patient who came to the ER complaining of chest pain. The patient's visit triggered a cascade of events at the hospital administration level. The "VIP Office" se read more
Diagnosing myself
depression introspection | May 26th 2008
Turns out I knew I had bipolar disorder before my official diagnosis in November 2006. read more
Update: Carmelo Rodriguez’ Ignored and Missed Diagnosis
Every Patient's Advocate | May 20th 2008 by Trisha Torrey
I first told you about Carmelo Rodriguez last January. He joined the Marines in 1997 and during his induction physical, the doctor found a spot of melanoma, recorded it in Rodriguez’ medical record, but never told him about it. Over the years, read more
I killed her: My first malpractice suit
Patient AdvoCare | April 8th 2008
I stared down at my name neatly typed next to the word "Defendant." And just below the heading: "Complaint: Wrongful Death Based on Medical Negligence."Oh my God. Deceased. It was me. I killed her. That's how I heard about my first malpractice read more
Kylie Minogue Was Misdiagnosed
Im Not Obsessed | April 8th 2008
Yikes! These kinds of stories totally freak me out. The first physician that Kylie Minogue went to go see didn’t spot her breast cancer. But, the singer, who was on our at the time, followed her intuition and went to see another doctor af read more
Healthcare Hurdles
Battling Healthcare | March 31st 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
You may be like I was. Too trusting. In 2004, I found a golf-ball sized lump under the skin on my torso — just to the right of where my stomach is. It really scared me …. so off I went to my family doctor who seemed perplexed, too. He s read more
Battling the System to Improve Your Care
Battling Healthcare | March 21st 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
Greetings readers — and thanks for stopping by. Being a part of Hart’s Battling for Health Series is an exciting opportunity for me to HELP and LEARN from all of you. By way of introduction — I call myself Every Patient’s Advo read more
He used an alias: A lawsuit on John Ritter's misdiagnosis
Patient AdvoCare | March 1st 2008
When actor John Ritter checked into a Burbank, California hospital the day he died, he used an alias, "Edwin Marcus," to protect his privacy. He died of an aortic tear, which might have been diagnosed by an X-ray. His widow, Amy Yasbeck, is suing t read more
He retired at 34: Concussions in football receiver Wayne Chrebet
Patient AdvoCare | February 25th 2008
At age 34, Wayne Chrebet retired from his football career with the New York Jets because of post-concussion syndrome, after suffering at least six concussions. He sometimes had returned to games in which he had been knocked unconscious. He was the read more
Carmelo Rodriguez - When Marines Become UNCitizens: Misdiagnosis,…
Every Patient's Advocate | January 31st 2008 by Trisha Torrey
[Let me begin this post with a bit of a disclaimer. My husband is a retired veteran of the Air Force — 20+ years — before I knew him, but that doesn’t diminish my pride in the fact that he served our country. His son and our daughte read more
Then he walked out of the room: A neurologist's misdiagnosis
Patient AdvoCare | December 19th 2007
When Todd Bischoff developed a tremor at age 46, a neurologist diagnosed essential tremor and gave him two prescriptions to fill. "He said to let him know if I wanted to take the medications. Then he walked out of the room without explaining what e read more
It's not who he is: Misdiagnosis of autism
Patient AdvoCare | December 8th 2007
Jeremy is a 20-year-old young man who lives in Columbia, Missouri, and works on the "Mizzou" college campus as a volunteer, cleaning classrooms. From the looks of him, you can't tell Jeremy has autism. He has a high functioning form called Aspergers. read more
I never even had the symptoms of a stroke: Wrong information in…
Patient AdvoCare | November 26th 2007
Dr. Richard Botney is a 52-year-old anesthesiologist who works at Oregon Health and Science University. Several years ago, he visited a specialist to check out a bothersome lump in his cheek. He took some medicine, and the problem went away. Out o read more
They brushed off my questions: Incorrect medical decision-making…
Patient AdvoCare | November 23rd 2007
I spent months being treated for acid reflux-like symptoms, and I found myself seeing doctor after doctor. They all treated me for acid reflux – a commonly diagnosed problem of stomach acid flowing backward from the stomach into the esophagus – read more
The greatest Christmas present ever: Empathetic active listening…
Patient AdvoCare | November 13th 2007
Anne Dodge had lost count of all the doctors she had seen over the past15 years. She guessed it was close to 30 of them.Anne is in her thirties, with sandy brown hair and soft blue eyes. She grew up in a small town in Massachusetts, one of four sist read more
Economy class syndrome: Deep vein thrombosis among airline passe…
Patient AdvoCare | November 6th 2007
Michael Rieff, a 53-year-old American executive with Royal Dutch Shell, took long flights almost half the time when he traveled. Several years ago, he was hospitalized with life-threatening blood clots in his lungs (from "deep vein thrombosis," or D read more
More on Misdiagnoses
Medicana | October 4th 2007 by Mauigirl
Not to belabor this subject, but CNN had another article about misdiagnoses that I thought I would share with you. This article was about several of the most common illnesses or conditions that tend to be misdiagnosed. Here, briefly, are the five t read more
What If Your Doctor Is Wrong?
Medicana | September 24th 2007 by Mauigirl
CNN had an interesting, albeit concerning, article regarding misdiagnoses – which apparently happen all too often.As a hypochondriac, you are probably used to being told “Don’t worry, there’s nothing seriously wrong with you.” But if you ar read more
She battled for 50 years: Restless Leg Syndrome
Patient AdvoCare | September 16th 2007
A creeping and crawling sensation used to keep Sheila Connolly awake for hours, and she only felt relief by standing or walking."It took me a long time to find out what it was," she said. "My primary care physician did not know what I had. I was sent read more
Drive across country without a map: Misdiagnosis & medical decis…
Patient AdvoCare | September 6th 2007
The patient was a boy who was very ill with a severe childhood disease called hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome. His doctor, Stephen Borowitz, says the boy had significant neurological damage and was fed through an intravenous feeding tub read more
Without questioning this intelligent woman: Angina misdiagnosis
Patient AdvoCare | September 2nd 2007
From Dr. Bernard Lown on "Getting Doctors to Listen:"One experience illustrates the mayhem wrought by self-diagnosis. Mrs. T., a woman in her mid-eighties, had been completely crippled by postural hypotension for the past five years. Each time she read more
She saved the lives of her twins: A misdiagnosis, cerebral palsy…
Patient AdvoCare | August 20th 2007
When Joe and Retta Beery welcomed Noah and Alexis into the world 11 years ago, the babies seemed as healthy as their older brother. But within a year, they were diagnosed with cerebral palsy. As time passed, the children progressively became sicker read more
Isabel’s illness took a strange turn: Misdiagnosis and medical…
Patient AdvoCare | July 19th 2007
Isabel Maude's Story:During the summer of 1999, three-year-old Isabel Maude was diagnosed with chicken pox. Days after the initial diagnosis Isabel's illness took a strange turn that would lead to days of uncertainty, panic, frustration and near-deat read more
Diagnosis by internet wastes time The SMH.com.au ...
Tech 'n' Health | July 13th 2007
Diagnosis by internet wastes timeThe SMH.com.au website has an article that will be of interest to many of you in healthcare/IT related fields.Apparently doctors in Australia say they spend 1 day per week reassuring patients who have misdiagnosed the read more
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