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Resolved Question: My plastic surgeon ignored me when I became ill after a boob job, and I developed an infection - can I sue?

The surgery happened in Thailand - I was forced to have 2 surgeries as the first one went wrong. 2 months later I became ill and was taken to the ER with a fever, low blood pressure, headaches and vomiting. After being let out, I contacted my surgeon to say I was very unwell, and was told it was nothing to do with the surgery. I asked to meet with him when he flew over to meet perspective clients, and he examined me and said there was definitely nothing wrong. I remained sick for 8 months, left work, was diagnosed with chronic fatigue, and chronic daily headaches, and continued to contact my surgeon to beg him to investigate further. Nothing was done. I then developed seriously painful breasts and was rushed to hospital to have the implants removed, where they were found to have a staph infection! I called my surgeon in Thailand who spoke with my doctor here and told her he thought I was lying and didn't think there was anything wrong with me so didn't think he needed to investigate. I have now had a whole year off work and am still recovering. The infection had traveled to my blood, causing sepsis and the length of time it had been present in my body meant the symptoms were advanced. I am so angry at the whole situation when this could have been dealt with right away if he had taken me seriously. I want to sue to get back some of my medical costs, and lack of earnings over the past year - and also to teach him a lesson to never fail to take his patients seriously again. Can I sue him for negligence? I signed a waiver at the time of surgery, but this was to say I knew the risks associated with surgery. I never signed a waiver to say I didn't mind being ignored when I felt ill - this is the main issue, that he dismissed me as "lying", thus avoiding further investigation. Thanks for your help - much appreciated :) more

Resolved Question: My dad had a stroke and bacterial blood infection - anyone seen anything like this?

62yo white male. former alcoholic (40 yrs), smoker, previous heart attacks,stents, triple bypass follwed by unknown complication leading to 3 months in coma, several colonectomies resulting in chronic diarhea, chronic pain, takes 150 pills/30mg oxycodone a month (usually 6 @ a time, running out and going cold turkey for the last 4-8 days of the month). Developed drop foot in coma ended up in wheel chair. ESRD, Dialysis 3 times week @ 4 hours, arthereosclerosis, recently fighting low serum albumin. Fell and hit his head Thurs -Dec. 3. Went to hospital, declined being admitted. Sunday a.m. became gradually nonresponsive until he could not transfer from chair to bed, wouldn't answer my mother. She took him to the ER. ER found - bacterial blood infection - unknown source, stroke - frontal parietal hyperintense diffuse, confusion, left side paralysis. Minor pulmonary edema, low blood pressure, low levels of oxygen in blood - on oxygen 24/7since stroke. The 4-6weeks prior to stroke he lost night vision, vision faded over the next month, general feeling ill, confabulation (visual and auditory) - sometimes with awareness of hallucination, sometimes insistant he saw a dead dog in the road when there was nothing. Now, fearful, confused, petrified, no depth to emotion, no short term memory, loss of vision - doesn't seem to focus on anything. Can speak clearly on occasion, but repeats, obsesses over insignificant issues (spent 40 minutes fighting to get his pants, which he already had). Bacterial blood infection - some nurses say sepsis, others say they are trying to prevent sepsis. They cannot locate the source of hid infection. He has been on antibiotics, but today we had to wear gloves, gown and face masks to visit. He has been in for 5 days. I don't know his prognosis, no one will give us a straight answer. Even if he could get out of the hospital, I don't know how he will do in rehab. I have a feeling he isn't going to make it out of hospital. Anyone else have a complex situation with any similarities - anything to offer?It's unbelievable I should have to say this, but don't tell me he deserved this or brought it on himself. That is not helpful and you don't know him. more

Resolved Question: very sick chronic very toxic but to sick to detox Ive had renal and sepsis im 26 been sick nov04 advice ?

Ive been very ill since nov 04 Ive been to hospitals 64 times since. Im dying slowing and docs cant find out whats wrong. I want to Detox but Im to toxic and would die but if I don't I die its a catch 22 Ive had 57 things wrong since Ive got sick I want to get better can anyone help Thanks more

Resolved Question: gram negative sepsis mcq?

A college freshman is scheduled for tonsilloadenoidectomy to manage chronic tonsillar abscesses that have been refractory to antibiotic therapy. The procedure is completed uneventfully and the area is packed with surgical gauze to minimize bleeding. The patient is discharged to recover as an outpatient, and instructed to return to the physician's office for removal of the surgical packing within the week. The patient is brought to the emergency department of the hospital after two days, however, suffering from high fever, hypotension, and a diffuse erythematous rash that is desquamating over the palms of his hands. The pathogenesis for the causative agent in this case is similar to the pathogenesis of gram-negative sepsis. Which of the following mediators would be found in higher concentration in the serum of this patient than in one suffering from gram-negative sepsis? A. Interferon-gamma B. Interleukin-1 C. Interleukin-4 D. Interleukin-6 E. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha more

Resolved Question: Could we reduce chlorine in water by utilizing lemons?

http://www.quantumbalancing.com/news/lemon%20water.htm Water spiked with fresh organic limes and lemons: 1.) It is an antiseptic, or is an agent that prevents sepsis [the presence of pathogenic bacteria] or putrefaction [decomposition of tissue] 2.) It is also anti-scorbutic, a term meaning a remedy which will prevent disease and assist in cleansing the system of impurities 3.) symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved 4.) By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently thus controlling constipation and diarrhea 5.) a wonderful stimulant to the liver and is a dissolvent of uric acid and other poisons, liquefies the bile 6.) Sufferers of chronic rheumatism and gout will benefit by taking lemon juice, also those who have a tendency to bleed, uterine hemorrhages, etc.; rickets and tuberculosis 7.) In pregnancy, it will help to build bone in the child 8.) potassium content, it will nourish the brain and nerve cells 9.) magnesium, in conjunction with calcium, has an important part to play in the formation of albumen in the blood a.) lemon contains potassium 48.3, calcium 29.9, phosphorus 11.1, magnesium 4.4. Lemons are useful in treating asthma, biliousness, colds, coughs, sore throat, diphtheria, la grippe [flu or influenza], heartburn, liver complaint[s], scurvy, fevers and rheumatism 10.) calcium builds up the bony structure and makes healthy teeth. There's more information regarding adding organic lemon or lime to water... Check the above mentioned link and page down to "Amazing Health Benefits". Could this be a way to reduce chlorine in our public water supply, and provide health benefits at the same time?http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_tellafriend.asp more

Resolved Question: If a kidney shuts down due to sepsis plus part of the liver had to be cut out plus the heart is weakened plus?

the patient has chronic pancreatitis; has been very sick for a very long time; what are the percentages of living? The patient made it through the operation. more

Resolved Question: This is about my son who sustained a trauma wound in February 2005 at 11 yrs old during a bike accident?

His perineal area collided with the crossbar (close to his scrotum). This trauma wound became an open wound which eventually became chronic. His doctor sent us to Riley Children's Hospital. He was seen and treated by a surgeon for several months. This is what they tried, silver nitrate to make the wound acute again. Dry to dry packing. Wet to dry packing. Damp to dry packing. Several different creams and silver based packings were used. They performed surgery to make it acute again. The wound would never heal completely. It would always again. Three years later, three hospitals later, four doctors later, after losing two homes and three jobs as a result of doing round the clock wound care treatments, my son still is not healed. Not one doctor knows what to do. It has been miserable. We have lost everything and he still walks around with a hole in his body which makes him succeptable to sepsis which could kill him. Is there anyone out there who can help? Thank you. more

Resolved Question: How can I get a spinal tap test when doctors refuse?

I have rare IgM deficiency disorder. Most doctors are not educated on the disease, and my care/illness has been hellish due to lack of further evidence.Years back many doctors thought a spinal tap test would show health problem and one was done, but the test was never run on the sample taken, and doctors were told the test was found negative when it wasn't run at all. When I discovered the error years later and learned my chronic sepsis problem could only best be shown by lumbar puncture/spinal tap testing, doctors turned me away. My care is bad due to lack of proof due to too many skeptical doctors who won't call the CDC for their treatment guidelines I seek. My neuro damage temporary or permanent? is a social and pain problem and I want help to get the test or the reccommended CDC care. IgM specialists are out of state and may or may not do the test. I'd like the proof as so many doctors disagree with the CDC info that I don't know how else to assuage their doubts. more

Resolved Question: leukemia misdiagnosis and 'sepsis'?

My father was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis. He went into the hospital with a white blood cell (WBC) count of 57,000. He survived the pancreatitis and his WBC count is now back to normal (10,000). However, during the height of the illness (when his blood was 'septic') his WBC count went up to 140,000. He was tested (blood test) at that time for chronic leukemia and we were told it was positive. He has been tested since his WBC count went to normal and the test was inconclusive. Does anyone know if a leukemia misdiagnosis can occur when someone is 'septic'? more

Resolved Question: My MD ordered Lyrica for chronic pain and post shingles pain. Is it just temporary or is it permanent?

I have had chronic pain for 12 years and in April,2006 I developed shingles on Rt side of cervical area. Then in May I developed a Rt kidney infection, sepsis and pneumonia. I was in the hosp. for 12 days and still trying to recoup. Of course my chronic pain came back and I resigned from my employment because the thought of tolerating the pain at work anymore is frightening and causing much anxiety. I was just put on Lyrica for post shingles pain. Will this just help the pain or will it take it away for ever? I also had shingles when I was 27. I was recently sent to a neurologist, blood work, brain scan , MRI of neck(the pain comes from my neck due to degeneration,etc) and now to a neurosurgeon,who wanted to do an exploratory last year, next week. I am also restarting psychotherapy for increased depression. I am applying for social security disability. Basically how much can Lyrica help and can it harm my kidneys? My kidney is normal. more

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Blacks Seem More Vulnerable to Deadly Blood Infection

Black patients are more likely to develop the life-threatening blood infection sepsis and have a greater chance of dying from it than whites, new research suggests. more

Study Identifies Reasons For Higher Rate Of Severe Sepsis Among Black Patients

A greater frequency of severe sepsis among black patients is attributable to higher rates of infection and higher risks of organ dysfunction than what white patients experience, according to a study in the June 23/30 issue of JAMA. more

HealthGrades Evaluates Hospital Emergency Medicine for the First time

The quality of emergency medical care at the nation's hospitals varies widely - " both individually and by state - according to a new HealthGrades study released today that, for the first time, examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments. more

5 Colorado hospitals get top rankings for emergency care

Five Colorado hospitals were given top rankings by Health Grades Inc. in the medical ratings service's first-ever evaluation of hospital emergency medicine. more

MVH, Good Sam Earn National Awards

Emergency medicine care at both Miami Valley and Good Samaritan hospitals has been found to be among the top 5% in the nation according to a new study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. more

Blacks Seem More Vulnerable to Deadly Blood Infection

Black patients are more likely to develop the life-threatening blood infection sepsis and have a greater chance of dying from it than whites, new research suggests. more

Racial Disparities in Sepsis Explained by Two Factors

Higher incidence among black individuals attributed to higher infection rate, organ dysfunction risk By Lindsey Marcellin HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 22 -- Racial differences in sepsis rates are due to higher infection rates as well as a higher risk of organ dysfunction among black patients compared with white patients, according to research ... more

Genetic septet in control of blood platelet clotting

In what is believed to be the largest review of the human genetic code to determine why some people's blood platelets are more likely to clump faster than others, scientists at Johns Hopkins and in Boston have found a septet of overactive genes, which they say likely control that bodily function. more

Warning over stem cell therapy

The experimental use of stem cells for kidney repair has been linked to complications in a patient with kidney disease, the BBC has reported. more

Three U.Va. start-ups mentioned in national economic development report

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Three companies with roots at the University of Virginia are among the successful university-related ventures showcased in a national report on economic development. more

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Why Can't I See the Pneumonia on the Chest Radiograph?

Here is an important question clinicians need to ask. When can you have a pneumonia and not see it on a chest x-ray? You can have a patient who is clinically sick because of a pneumonia, but when you... more

The Kidney Disease Solution - What Causes Kidney Failure

Healthy kidneys perform a variety of bodily functions. They clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes; and they make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood health... more

What Are the Symptoms of Appendicitis?

The process of diagnosing appendicitis is very challenging to doctors. The symptoms of appendicitis have an unspecific character and don't always indicate to appendicitis. In some forms of the illness... more

Hydro Nephrosis Homeopathic Approach

Hydronephrosis is distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces caused by obstruction of free flow of urine from the kidney, leading to progressive atrophy of the kidney. Hydronephrosis may... more

Homeopathy Approach For Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is a serious bacterial infection of the kidney that can be acute or chronic. Acute pyelonephritis: Acute pyelonephritis is a sudden inflammation caused by bacteria. It primarily ... more

Fourniers Gangrene

Fournier, Fourniers, Fournier's Gangrene is ten times more likely to be found in men than women or children. Those men will typically be elderly and have a compromised immune system through other m... more

What Causes Dyspepsia and How Is It Treated?

Dyspepsia is a common malady characterized by an upset stomach. Also called indigestion, it is a disorder of the digestive system that can be due to over indulgence of foods or alcohol, or can be the ... more

Basic Information on Appendicitis

Appendicitis is considered to be a surgical illness. Due to its severe character, the treatment for appendicitis often involves surgical intervention. Judging by the speed of development and the gravi... more

Kidney Failure: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment.

Kidney is an important part of the body and that is the reason there are two and not one. Even if one stops to function the person could still live normal with one kidney. However, problem occurs when... more

The Dangers of Severe or Recurring UTIs

Urinary tract infections are usually mild and annoying infections that lead to frequency of urination, urgency, urethral pain and pain in the bladder. Antibiotics usually treat the infection within a... more

eMedicine - Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome : Article by Lewis J Kaplan, MD, FACS

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Gene Silencing in Severe Systemic Inflammation

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