Doctor found not negligent in 1.5 million lawsuit

A not guilty verdict was declared in a $1.5 million law suit brought against a doctor over the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn daughter. It was alleged that the 36 ½ week pregnant woman and died soon after her baby died. It is claimed that she died from a cardiac arrest caused by a Group A streptococcus which is a rare uterine bacterial infection. The plaintiff claimed that the doctor misdiagnosed the woman's condition as the flu when she presented suffering from vomiting, contractions and high temperatures. It was found that the doctor's actions were not negligent and did what she had been trained to do with the symptoms that were presented. Even though, early antibiotics may have saved the woman and her baby, the doctor was not held responsible for misdiagnosing a very rare and difficult case.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Summit Daily News

Related Disease Topics:

• Pregnancy
• Group A streptococcus
• Uterine bacterial infection
• Stomach flu
• Cardiac arrest

Related Symptom Topics:

• Vomiting
• Contractions
• High temperature

Article Source Details

About: Doctor found not negligent in 1.5 million lawsuit

Date: 7 February 2005

Source: Summit Daily News

Author: Nicole Formosa

URL: http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20050207/NEWS/50207006

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Death from group A streptococcus
• Death from infection
• Infection
• Death from uterine bacterial infection
• Cause of death
• Cause of cardiac arrest
• Death from cardiac arrest
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and pregnancy
• Misdiagnosis and group A streptococcus
• Misdiagnosis and uterine bacterial infection
• Misdiagnosis and stomach flu
• Misdiagnosis and cardiac arrest
• Misdiagnosis and vomiting
• Misdiagnosis and contractions
• Misdiagnosis and high temperature
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice and pregnancy
• Medical malpractice and group A streptococcus
• Medical malpractice and uterine bacterial infection
• Medical malpractice and stomach flu
• Medical malpractice and cardiac arrest
• Medical malpractice and vomiting
• Medical malpractice and contractions
• Medical malpractice and high temperature
• Medical negligence
• Medical negligence and pregnancy
• Medical negligence and group A streptococcus
• Medical negligence and uterine bacterial infection
• Medical negligence and stomach flu
• Medical negligence and cardiac arrest
• Medical negligence and vomiting
• Medical negligence and contractions
• Medical negligence and high temperature
• Medication
• Medication and infection
• Medication and uterine bacterial infection
• Medical malpractice and infection
• Medical negligence and infection
• Medication and stomach flu

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