Albuquerque Medical Malpractice Law Blog
How do you know if you have a Hospital-Acquired Infection?
Despite efforts to maintain sanitary conditions, a stay in the hospital may expose you to disease-causing agents that you would not have encountered otherwise. The name for the sickness that can result is a hospital-acquired infection, also known as an HAI or a...
Baby’s birth injury results in lifelong disability
The birth of a baby is joyful for many New Mexico families, but when the attending doctor or hospital makes an egregious error before or during delivery, that child’s life and future are changed forever. When these mistakes happen, what should be a time of celebration...
What are WSPEs?
Wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient errors: When it comes to medical malpractice, any type of error can be devastating. However, the ones that have the most profound effects typically fall under the category of a never event. This designation means the error is...
Know the signs of postpartum preeclampsia
Many women may expect childbirth to be uneventful. Sometimes, though, women may develop complications after childbirth. When this happens, it is important for their doctor to diagnose the condition and begin treatment as soon as possible. One complication that women...
How common are medication errors?
If you are like many New Mexico residents, you may understand that you can suffer serious medical complications if you take the wrong medication or the wrong dosage. Adverse medication events can include your condition worsening. At worst, you may suffer serious side...
Delayed diagnosis contributes to man’s terminal illness
When people are suffering from an illness or disease, receiving adequate treatment is one resource that can be instrumental in helping them to recover. However, the process of coordinating a treatment plan must be accurate and timely to avoid unnecessarily...
What are the “big three” of misdiagnosis?
According to findings published in Medical News Today, diagnostic errors are the most common and most serious medical mistakes doctors make. Though the findings do not pinpoint the exact number of people misdiagnosis affects, researchers estimate that as many as...
Communication problems and medical errors
Residents in New Mexico should be able to trust that the information given to them by their doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers is always accurate and in their best interest. However, that is sadly not always the case. The fact of the matter remains...
Get the facts about birth injuries
A birth injury affects the mother or her baby during labor, childbirth or the recovery period. While some birth injuries are minor, such as small scratches and bruises, others, such as brain and spinal cord injury, can be permanent or take life. Infection Some...
What types of cancers are most often misdiagnosed?
Getting a cancer diagnosis is a terrible experience, but what may be worse is not getting a cancer diagnosis because your doctor missed the signs and symptoms of your condition. Delaying a cancer diagnosis is a serious problem because curing or treating this disease...
