{"id":2248,"date":"2018-12-10T22:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T03:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2018-12-19T23:01:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T04:01:54","slug":"doctors-decision-to-stop-medication-leads-to-lawsuit-after-patient-suffered-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/doctors-decision-to-stop-medication-leads-to-lawsuit-after-patient-suffered-a-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor\u2019s Decision to Stop Medication Leads to Lawsuit After Patient Suffered a Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deciding when a patient should or should not be on medication is a critical part of a doctor\u2019s job. However, the decision is not always clear-cut and, many times, the doctor must use his or her discretion after weighing both the benefits and potential risks associated with administering the medication. If you have been injured by a medication error, you might be able to recover compensation in your case. At DeFrancisco\u00a0& Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our diligent Syracuse medical malpractice attorneys will parse your claim and devise a legal plan that maximizes your chances of recovery.<\/p>\n

In a recent case, a 72-year-old man was brought into the ER of a hospital complaining about shortness of breath for the past few hours. He was about 30-40 pounds overweight and was sweating profusely. He suffered from hypertension for which he was on medication for a number of years. The patient was also a former smoker and indicated that he led mostly a sedentary lifestyle.<\/p>\n

After relevant tests were conducted, the doctor diagnosed the patient with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation and prescribed him a blood thinner. The patient\u2019s condition improved over the next few months and the doctor decided to take him off the blood thinners. The man later had a stroke<\/a> that left him permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair. He sued the doctor for malpractice.<\/p>\n

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Deciding when a patient should or should not be on medication is a critical part of a doctor\u2019s job. However, the decision is not always clear-cut and, many times, the doctor must use his or her discretion after weighing both the benefits and potential risks associated with administering the medication. If you have been injured […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice-news"],"yoast_head":"\nDoctor\u2019s Decision to Stop Medication Leads to Lawsuit After Patient Suffered a Stroke — Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog — December 10, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deciding when a patient should or should not be on medication is a critical part of a doctor\u2019s job. 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