Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in North Carolina

The question is not so much whether you should have been cardioverted but whether you were harmed by the procedure or the failure to do the procedure. What are your damages? Did you have to pay for the treatment caused by the renal failure and loss of blood pressure? Were you unable to work? When did the alleged malpractice occur? What would the outcome have been if you had the cardioversion and could you have avoided unnecessary medical procedures and costs? And I think you have two separate claims; one is the administration of too much Lasix and/or Heparin and the other is failure to offer the cardioversion as opposed to the Lasix/Heparin treatment.

All of these questions need to be answed. I do not do medical malpractice and maybe another attorney would be better able to answer your questions. Many attorneys give free case consults. If not, then pay for one. You will need to get your medical records together and have them preliminarily reviewed by the attorney. If there is something there, the attorney can tell you. In such case, your records would have to be further reviewed by a medical expert. You may or may not have to pay for such review. Unfortunately, it is a requirement in many places that medical records must be reviewed by an expert who has to state that there is medical negligence before any kind of an action can be brought. The timing of the alleged malpractice is important too. In North Carolina, you only have 3 years from the time of the alleged malpractice to sue. In other states, it may be shorter or longer.

So start gathering your records and then contact a medical malpractice attorney in your area.