This episode reviews a medical malpractice case where a canceled CT angiogram and conflicting exam findings led to a delayed diagnosis of limb ischemia and eventual below-knee amputation.
Hosts discuss clinical and legal lessons: confirm consultant findings yourself, escalate unresolved disagreements, document clinical reasoning, and empower patients to advocate for timely follow-up.

This episode reviews a medical malpractice case where a canceled CT angiogram and conflicting exam findings led to a delayed diagnosis of limb ischemia and eventual below-knee amputation. Hosts discuss clinical and legal lessons: confirm consultant findings yourself, escalate unresolved disagreements, document clinical reasoning, and empower patients to advocate for timely follow-up.

Who Canceled the CT Angiogram? A Costly Missed Diagnosis

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In each episode of Medical Malpractice Insights: Learning from Lawsuits, we dive into real-life medical malpractice lawsuits—examining what happened, the decisions that led to poor patient outcomes, and the legal and ethical consequences. Then, we bring in experts from the field to break down what could have been done differently to prevent the lawsuit from happening in the first place.Because one poor patient outcome is one too many. Let’s learn from past mistakes—so we never make the same one twice.

In each episode of Medical Malpractice Insights: Learning from Lawsuits, we dive into real-life medical malpractice lawsuits—examining what happened, the decisions that led to poor patient outcomes, and the legal and ethical consequences. Then, we bring in experts from the field to break down what could have been done differently to prevent the lawsuit from happening in the first place. Because one poor patient outcome is one too many. Let’s learn from past mistakes—so we never make the same one twice.

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Who Canceled the CT Angiogram? A Costly Missed Diagnosis

Who Canceled the CT Angiogram? A Costly Missed Diagnosis