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21/05/2019
A potted history of medicine
A potted history of medicine
Time to read article: 2 mins
Throughout history, doctors have treated patients, and doctors have made mistakes. We delve deep into the past to see what doctors used to get away with
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Video: Failure to act on lower back pain
Time to read article: 2 mins
In this video, we look at how red flags for cauda equina syndrome were missed by both GP and hospital, leading to a costly claim.
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Missed bowel perforation leads to complications and a large settlement
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A woman is seen by a consultant gynaecologist, scheduled to have a diagnostic laparoscopy and her copper IUD removed. After the laparoscopy the woman is in pain, which worsens as a diagnosis is missed.
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Wrongly reassured over benign cyst
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Mrs D presents to her GP Dr N with a long-standing lesion on her scalp. Dr N removes it but what has he missed?
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Initial management of an itchy skin rash
Time to read article: 2 mins
Treatment of an itchy rash leads to a claim against GP Dr U, but was he negligent?
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MPS works with NICE to revise cauda equina syndrome red flags
Time to read article: 3 mins
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been instrumental in a revision to the NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) red flag symptoms for cauda equina syndrome. The changes will help healthcare professionals diagnose the condition and make referrals earlier, enabling prevention of irreversible nerve damage and disability.
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Delayed diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture
Time to read article: 2 mins
Mr E, a 50-year-old accountant, was playing squash with a colleague after work and hurt his left ankle. He couldn’t keep playing but he was able to walk, so he went home. The next day his ankle became quite swollen, so Mr E kept it on ice and took some ibuprofen...
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Failure to monitor renal impairment
Time to read article: 3 mins
A pain in the knee
Time to read article: 3 mins
Miss F, an overweight 11-year-old, attended her GP, Dr A, complaining of knee pain and clicking for two months following a twisting injury whilst playing football...
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