NP and PA misdiagnosis leads to 1 year old death and $3M lawsuit awarded
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When Kyler was 5 months old, he was seen at a primary care clinic at CoxHealth after suffering a persistent fever for 10 days. A nurse practitioner diagnosed him with pneumonia, though he didn’t exhibit other signs of pneumonia, attorneys said. Kyler had actually been suffering from Kawasaki disease.
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