Diagnostic Information | | Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | He was discharged home on 02/12/01 with diagnoses of chronic airway obstruction, primary pulmonary hypertenson, aortic valve disorder and coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease.Plaintiff returned to our insured's office on 02/14/01 complaining primarily of depression, with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Our insured once again referred his patient for pulmonary follow up care. On 03/03/01, Plaintiff returned to the Hospital?s ER, this time by ambulance, after passing out and falling at home, cutting his head. His laceration was repaired and he was admitted to the hospital, under the care of our insured. He received consultations from co-defendant physicians and involved physicians.The patient was advised of the seriousness of his condition with a recommendation that he be admitted to a more advanced hospital for further evaluation and treatment.He expressed his desire to return to his home in New York for his care.After consultation with his consultants, our insured developed a plan to discharge Plaintiff on portable oxygen once the patient was stable enough to travel, so he could return home to New York to be followed there.On 03/07/01, Plaintiff was discharged home, accompanied by his wife, with the same diagnoses as previously, with instructions to discontinue Lasix and continue with the medications he had been previously prescribed. He was noted to have pulse, respirations and blood pressure within normal limits and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.He had been oriented, alert and afebrile for the past 48 hours.Contrary to the allegations of the Complaint, Plaintiff made it to his home in Sunrise that afternoon, but was found dead in front of his apartment building that evening.He was taken by EMS back to the Medical Center?s ER, where he was pronounced.Our insured certified the cause of death as primary pulmonary hypertension. | Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | He was discharged home on 02/12/01 with diagnoses of chronic airway obstruction, primary pulmonary hypertenson, aortic valve disorder and coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease.Plaintiff returned to our insured's office on 02/14/01 complaining primarily of depression, with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Our insured once again referred his patient for pulmonary follow up care. On 03/03/01, Plaintiff returned to the Hospital?s ER, this time by ambulance, after passing out and falling at home, cutting his head. His laceration was repaired and he was admitted to the hospital, under the care of our insured. He received consultations from co-defendant physicians and involved physicians.The patient was advised of the seriousness of his condition with a recommendation that he be admitted to a more advanced hospital for further evaluation and treatment.He expressed his desire to return to his home in New York for his care.After consultation with his consultants, our insured developed a plan to discharge Plaintiff on portable oxygen once the patient was stable enough to travel, so he could return home to New York to be followed there.On 03/07/01, Plaintiff was discharged home, accompanied by his wife, with the same diagnoses as previously, with instructions to discontinue Lasix and continue with the medications he had been previously prescribed. He was noted to have pulse, respirations and blood pressure within normal limits and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.He had been oriented, alert and afebrile for the past 48 hours.Contrary to the allegations of the Complaint, Plaintiff made it to his home in Sunrise that afternoon, but was found dead in front of his apartment building that evening.He was taken by EMS back to the Medical Center?s ER, where he was pronounced.Our insured certified the cause of death as primary pulmonary hypertension. | Diagnostic Code : | | Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | He was discharged home on 02/12/01 with diagnoses of chronic airway obstruction, primary pulmonary hypertenson, aortic valve disorder and coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease.Plaintiff returned to our insured's office on 02/14/01 complaining primarily of depression, with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Our insured once again referred his patient for pulmonary follow up care. On 03/03/01, Plaintiff returned to the Hospital?s ER, this time by ambulance, after passing out and falling at home, cutting his head. His laceration was repaired and he was admitted to the hospital, under the care of our insured. He received consultations from co-defendant physicians and involved physicians.The patient was advised of the seriousness of his condition with a recommendation that he be admitted to a more advanced hospital for further evaluation and treatment.He expressed his desire to return to his home in New York for his care.After consultation with his consultants, our insured developed a plan to discharge Plaintiff on portable oxygen once the patient was stable enough to travel, so he could return home to New York to be followed there.On 03/07/01, Plaintiff was discharged home, accompanied by his wife, with the same diagnoses as previously, with instructions to discontinue Lasix and continue with the medications he had been previously prescribed. He was noted to have pulse, respirations and blood pressure within normal limits and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.He had been oriented, alert and afebrile for the past 48 hours.Contrary to the allegations of the Complaint, Plaintiff made it to his home in Sunrise that afternoon, but was found dead in front of his apartment building that evening.He was taken by EMS back to the Medical Center?s ER, where he was pronounced.Our insured certified the cause of death as primary pulmonary hypertension. | Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | He was discharged home on 02/12/01 with diagnoses of chronic airway obstruction, primary pulmonary hypertenson, aortic valve disorder and coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease.Plaintiff returned to our insured's office on 02/14/01 complaining primarily of depression, with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Our insured once again referred his patient for pulmonary follow up care. On 03/03/01, Plaintiff returned to the Hospital?s ER, this time by ambulance, after passing out and falling at home, cutting his head. His laceration was repaired and he was admitted to the hospital, under the care of our insured. He received consultations from co-defendant physicians and involved physicians.The patient was advised of the seriousness of his condition with a recommendation that he be admitted to a more advanced hospital for further evaluation and treatment.He expressed his desire to return to his home in New York for his care.After consultation with his consultants, our insured developed a plan to discharge Plaintiff on portable oxygen once the patient was stable enough to travel, so he could return home to New York to be followed there.On 03/07/01, Plaintiff was discharged home, accompanied by his wife, with the same diagnoses as previously, with instructions to discontinue Lasix and continue with the medications he had been previously prescribed. He was noted to have pulse, respirations and blood pressure within normal limits and oxygen saturation of 93% on room air.He had been oriented, alert and afebrile for the past 48 hours.Contrary to the allegations of the Complaint, Plaintiff made it to his home in Sunrise that afternoon, but was found dead in front of his apartment building that evening.He was taken by EMS back to the Medical Center?s ER, where he was pronounced.Our insured certified the cause of death as primary pulmonary hypertension. | Severity Of Injury | Permanent: Death. |
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