Patient Safety at Home: What Are Our Legal & Ethical Responsibilities?

A 60-year-old woman with a six-month history of retroperitoneal fibrosis transfers her care to you. She initially presented with severe bilateral flank pain radiating to the abdomen and chest. A computerized tomography (CT) angiogram of the abdomen demonstrated an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm surrounded by a thick inflammatory rind entangling the left renal vein and... [Read More]

Source: The Rheumatologist - April 15, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Sarah F. Keller, MD, & Marcy B. Bolster, MD Tags: Ethics Legal abuse patient safety reporting Source Type: research