Medical Malpractice Case: Pheochromocytoma Death
Case here: Pheochromocytoma Crisis Induced by Steroids [Pregnant Cardiac Arrest]
33-year-old woman seen in the ED for abdominal pain.
Diagnosed with UTI, PID.
CT showed adrenal nodule but patient (allegedly) not told about this.
She gets pregnant several months later.
Gets steroids for cervical shortening.
Goes into cardiac arrest and dies.
Everyone baffled so they do an autopsy... the adrenal lesion was a pheochromocytoma.
Family suing the ED doctor and OBGYNs who saw her...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bbc586 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
NF-1 and Prostate Cancer
I have a patient (60 years old) with unfavorable intermediate risk prostate cancer GS 3+4 in 6 cores PSA is 14 ng/ml big prostate like 70cc, BMI is 38, urology didnt feel he is a good surgical candidate so sent for RT. Last year he had a pheochromocytoma resected and turns out he has NF-1. Do such patients have high risk of second malignancies after RT, would you consider that a relative contraindication in this case and he should go back to explore option of surgery? Just forgetting some of...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 21, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Haybrant Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
