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<description><![CDATA[When reviewing a case with voluminous medical records, we find it helpful to create a typed chronology of medical events.&nbsp; We make sure to include information in the chronology such as the name of the medical provider; the date of...]]></description>
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<title>Atlas Images of the Brain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Here is a really interesting&nbsp;website of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences.&nbsp; Here you can find multiple atlas images, including sectional and MRI images, of the brain and spinal cord.&nbsp;...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Resources for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[While reviewing a stroke victim's chart, you may run across something called the Hunt and Hess Stroke Scale.&nbsp; This is&nbsp;one of the scales a provider may use&nbsp;to evaluate/grade the clinical condition of a patient following a subarachnoid hemorrhage.&nbsp; &nbsp; Click...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a disorder involving the development of a clot in a deep vein in the body.&nbsp; In orthopaedic patients, trauma (including fractures) and certain procedures such as total hip replacements and total knee replacements increase a...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Resources for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[Carpal tunnel release surgery is a very common procedure.&nbsp; Here is a video of the surgical procedure&nbsp;from the OR-Live Surgical Archives.&nbsp;...]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Cheryl Terrell</dc:creator>
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<title>Medical Malpractice Verdicts in Tennnessee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SVMIC, the well-managed, physician-owned liability insurance company that insures an estimated 90% of the doctors in the state, publishes a newsletter called &quot;Riskpoints.&quot; It is available on their website. The Fall 2006 edition of the newsletter (article in on Page...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Miscellaneous</dc:subject>
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<description>Read my post at www.dayontorts to learn when plaintiff&apos;s lawyers are required to report information to the Department of Commerce and Insurance about fees and expenses paid to them in medical negligence cases....</description>
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<title>Organizing Medical Records</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Organizing a medical records chart in a manner in which you and your expert(s) can easily review the records and also quickly find key documents can be a difficult task.&nbsp; We find it very helpful to organize a medical chart...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Resources for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
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<title>Who Can Be Subpoenaed to Trial</title>
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<description>For cases in Tennessee state courts, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 24-9-101 sets out the persons who cannot be subpoenaed to trial, and subsec. (6) includes practicing physicians, psychologists, senior psychological examiners, chiropractors, and dentists. If the person cannot be subpoenaed...</description>
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<description><![CDATA[When sending interrogatories and requests for production of documents to&nbsp;medical provider defendants,&nbsp;make sure to always ask for information regarding the continuing medical education courses the defendants have taken during the&nbsp;prior&nbsp;few years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure to request&nbsp;information such as&nbsp;the names of the courses,&nbsp;when...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2007-01-26T12:48:10-06:00</dc:date>
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<description><![CDATA[We've all reviewed medical charts of patients who have had&nbsp;cardiac enzymes&nbsp;drawn.&nbsp; These studies are frequently drawn when&nbsp;physicians are&nbsp;evaluating whether a&nbsp;patient has suffered a heart attack.&nbsp; Here is a helpful explanation of cardiac enzymes that I ran across on the WebMD...]]></description>
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<title>&quot;The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[John Day has posted an article over on Day on Torts reporting on a recent study entitled &quot;The Great Malpractice Hoax.&quot;&nbsp; There are a number of interesting statistics cited in the post....]]></description>
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<title>Discovery Questionairre - Medical Malpractice Injury Case</title>
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<description>Following up on Rebecca Blair&apos;s earlier post of a discovery questionairre in a wrongful death case, this is a questionairre tailored to a medical malpractice claim for personal injuries. We tend to ask different questions in cases where our client...</description>
<dc:subject>Forms for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>Brandon Bass</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-01-03T12:22:30-06:00</dc:date>
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<title>Motion to Rely Upon Failure to Respond to Requests for Admissions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 36 is clear - a request for admission that is not responded to within 30 days after service is admitted.&nbsp;In a 1986 opinion, however, the Tennessee Supreme Court stated that &quot;admissions under Rule 36 should...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Forms for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
<dc:creator>Brandon Bass</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-12-27T13:25:25-06:00</dc:date>
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<title>RASS Score for ICU Patients</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In addition to medical providers evaluating the neurological status of intensive care unit patients using&nbsp;the Glasgow Coma Scale, you often&nbsp;see&nbsp;Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) scores documented in the ICU flowsheets.&nbsp;&nbsp;The RASS score helps to measure the sedation and agitation of...]]></description>
<dc:subject>Resources for Medical Malpractice Attorneys</dc:subject>
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