On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Jul 20, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Your health condition requires you to take medication, but experience showed you that you must do your part to prevent medication errors. No matter how much you trust your new doctor or pharmacist, you cannot be too careful. It may help to get a breakdown of how...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Jul 1, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
You depend on your doctor to be able to tell you what is wrong and determine a course of treatment, but doctors, like everyone else, are prone to making mistakes. When physicians fail to diagnose your condition or diagnose it too late, though, the repercussions may...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Jun 22, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Creatinine is a waste product that normally functioning kidneys excrete from your body through the urine. If damage to the cells of your kidneys occurs suddenly, it can cause high levels of creatinine to build up in your blood. A serum creatinine test involves...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | May 12, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
The medical profession demands constant excellence in performance, intelligence and detachment. Failure can be disastrous to a doctor’s career, and more importantly, to patients. It is no wonder that Florida physicians often have a higher risk of burnout than...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | May 7, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Modern medicine is big business. Although some small, private medical practices still exist, massive medical corporations and huge umbrella practices associated with nearby hospitals have become the standard across the United States. As such, doctors have less control...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Apr 24, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Although it is difficult to obtain accurate data due to inconsistent reporting methods, medical malpractice may be the third most common cause of death in the United States by some estimations. Some of the most highly severe incidents of medical malpractice involve a...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Mar 31, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
A misdiagnosis can lead to disastrous effects. You could be hurt incorrect treatment, or your actual issue could worsen. How often do they actually happen, though? Is misdiagnosis something you should be worried about? According to 2019 reports by Docpanel, around 12...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Mar 27, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
The correct diagnosis of your medical condition may save you a lot of money in medical costs by treating your disease or condition early. A right diagnosis may even save your life. However, if for some reason your doctor does not correctly diagnose your condition, or...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Feb 29, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
When you are searching for a solution to a pressing health concern, the last thing you want to worry about is human error. However, avoidable mistakes in diagnosing issues may even more common than previously thought. According to Pinnacle Care, the percentage of...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Jan 28, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
When you undergo a surgical procedure, the last thing you expect is that your surgeon or someone else on your surgical team will make a mistake that leaves you worse off then you were prior to the surgery. Unfortunately, however, surgical errors do occur, not only in...
