http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/john-ritter-and-67-million-malpractice.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/john-ritter-and-67-million-malpractice.html#comment-83734 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/john-ritter-and-the-67-million-malpractice-trial.html#comment-83734 As a Radiologist, the details of the case are confusing but here are some thoughts. Chest x-ray is useless. CT scan could have been done to exclude both PE and dissection at the same time. I did not read anywhere that one was even ordered. CT would not have been considered if an MI was the working diagnosis. What has not been mentioned is that Type A dissections can dissect back into the coronary arteries and block them, causing an acute MI. Also, all reports I have read state the aorta was not enlarged on the original CT from 2 years prior. As a Radiologist, the details of the case are confusing but here are some thoughts. Chest x-ray is useless. CT scan could have been done to exclude both PE and dissection at the same time. I did not read anywhere that one was even ordered. CT would not have been considered if an MI was the working diagnosis. What has not been mentioned is that Type A dissections can dissect back into the coronary arteries and block them, causing an acute MI. Also, all reports I have read state the aorta was not enlarged on the original CT from 2 years prior.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/john-ritter-and-67-million-malpractice.html#comment-83373 Anonymous Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/john-ritter-and-the-67-million-malpractice-trial.html#comment-83373 Jackpot. Jackpot.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/john-ritter-and-67-million-malpractice.html#comment-83366 Anonymous Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/john-ritter-and-the-67-million-malpractice-trial.html#comment-83366 The end of the article states that the family will use the proceeds to educate the public about aortic dissection. Hmmm. Educate the public about a rare condition that has a poor survival and no screening tests. The end of the article states that the family will use the proceeds to educate the public about aortic dissection. Hmmm. Educate the public about a rare condition that has a poor survival and no screening tests.

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