Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Texas

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REQUIREMENTS: Must have a working knowledge of medical terminology, IV sedation agents, and be aggressive and willing to go for the jugular. Familiarity with CHF would be extremely helpful.

THE CASE: Patient admitted to hospital with low blood sodium & stomach pain; prior med history of congestive heart failure due to muscular dystrophy. His cardiologist (a quack) failed to discover that stomach pain was heart-related and called in a GI to do upper endoscopy. GI failed to read medical evaluation stating patient had ejection fraction of 24%, prior difficulty with sedation, severe pulmonary hypertension, his implanted defibrillator had deployed 24 hours earlier, patient was suffering from hypothermia, he was emaciated and his blood chemistry was unstable.

GI failed to disclose risks of IV sedation using versed & demerol, both known to almost guarantee cardiopulmonary arrest in a CHF patient. Informed Consent form is NOT initialed by patient on IV sedation/anesthesia portion because risks were NEVER explained. He said the most would be "maybe a sore throat or a little hoarseness for a couple of days."

Patient suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and cardiogenic shock. Patient's arms had contractures due to muscular dystrophy, and in an attempt to straighten his arms for IV, his left arm was broken at the left wrist, left elbow and left shoulder. Patient was on a respirator, unable to speak until the day he died.

The actions of both the cardiologist and the gastroenterologist indicate a total disregard for the safety and well-being of my son. The actions of those two quacks show a willful, reckless, and wanton disregard for my son's life and safety and caused irreparable damage to his heart and lungs. Their actions rise to the level of GROSS negligence and possibly criminal negligence.

BOTH doctors were aware that patient had a prior endoscopy with very bad results. He had a very hard time arousing from the IV sedation and the cardiologist was aware of his prior difficulties. In fact, he commented "He's lucky he woke up. CHF patients don't do well with anesthesia or sedation." SO, numb-nuts that he is, he called in a GI for ANOTHER endoscopy!

If you read the medical reports, and the comments of other doctors, you won't need a medical "expert" as any nitwit can see that this is a case of GROSS negligence. This case should be a slam dunk for any experienced med/mal attorney.

If you are interested, email me and I'll send you documentation. I might add that both doctors have been reported and are being investigated by the TMB.

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