Oklahoma Personal Injury Law Blog
While modern medicine makes it possible to treat many diseases that were once fatal, diagnosing patients still involves some guesswork. Oklahoma residents might like to know about misdiagnoses and why they occur. Diagnostic errors fall into three categories. The first is a completely incorrect diagnosis, which happens when a physician [...]
A study completed at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre indicates that about a fifth of individuals treated for hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, actually do not require the treatment. The reason for this is that many Oklahoma residents do not actually have the problem, which is [...]
Commercial truck drivers from Oklahoma and drivers from throughout the country may be subject to a North American Standard Level I inspection during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck inspection blitz. The inspection blitz will occur June 6-8.Although the inspection will have a special emphasis on cargo securement, this [...]
Oklahoma residents may be interested to learn that, on March 8, the Food and Drug Administration warned that an experimental procedure that was being promoted as a potential treatment showed no evidence that it was safe or effective. The procedure, called transvascular autonomic modulation, involves inflating a small balloon into [...]
Oklahoma diabetics may be interested to learn that researchers have made a major breakthrough in the understanding of diabetic kidney disease, providing hope for a serious condition that can be fatal. Their findings were published in the journal Diabetes. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City [...]
Oklahoma patients could receive improper diagnoses for a variety of reasons. In some cases, a lack of time spent with a patient or doctor bias could cause a physician to come to a conclusion that may not be correct. Patients themselves may not tell their doctors everything they need to [...]
Anesthesiologists in Oklahoma hospitals have a lot of responsibilities in terms of patient safety. According to an associate professor of anesthesiology from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, they are the only medical specialists that write a prescription, procure the drug, fill the drug and administer the drug. All [...]
A child in Oklahoma or elsewhere who experiences a severe traumatic brain injury may be five times more likely to suffer from secondary ADHD. Children who experience a minor TBI are twice as likely to develop attention issues compared to a healthy individual. This is according to research conducted by [...]
Oklahoma residents who have received the treatment called catheter ablation may be interested to learn that research has linked it to brain lesions in some cases. Catheter ablation is used to treat irregular heartbeats, and the brain lesions may occur when the procedure is performed on the left side. The [...]
Oklahoma residents may trust that their doctors will properly diagnose their medical conditions accurately and in a timely manner. However, a study from the University of Ottawa suggests that up to one-third of all asthma patients have been misdiagnosed. As a patient's symptoms may be present in a variety of [...]
