Pearls

Clinical Pearls
Clinical Pearls
09/14/2026
Anand Ravindran, MD
Although blood pressure (BP) can be controlled with standard treatment regimens in many patients, achieving or maintaining BP control is particularly challenging in patients with resistant hypertension. ...
09/14/2026
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
02/23/2025
Ann W. Latner, JD
Although a gynecologist obtained their patient’s signed consent form, the court focused on the document’s generic language.
02/23/2025
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
12/10/2024
A Florida Court of Appeals was asked to dismiss a case against a hospital because the hospital’s ED was operated by an independent contractor physician group, and the doctor who treated the patient was...
12/10/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
12/08/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
12/08/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
10/31/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A 63-year-old man with hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver, end-stage liver disease, renal failure, and congestive heart failure, was brought to the hospital by ambulance for complaints of weakness in his...
10/31/2024
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Legal pearl
10/22/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A court determines whether a patient-physician relationship is created when the treating doctor consults with an on-call doctor.
10/22/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
10/18/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes, neuropathy, and peripheral vascular disease, came to the emergency department (ED) 3 days after a heavy box fell on his foot at work causing him great pain and...
10/18/2024
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Legal Pearl
10/05/2024
A New York court recently affirmed a family court decision, finding that a father had neglected his child by twice administering tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil to her while she was in the hospital...
10/05/2024
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
09/06/2024
A 58-year-old woman with severe colon inertia developed an anastomotic leak after surgery to remove a dead spot on her colon. After several unsuccessful surgeries, the patient underwent a 17-hour...
09/06/2024
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Legal Pearls
08/21/2024
A podiatrist had a former patient who began requesting a copy of his medical records in September 2018. After attempting numerous times to get a copy of the medical records to resubmit to his insurance...
08/21/2024