This case is not quite what you might think... Here's the background... The Wisconsin State Supreme Court found an ER physician negligent for failing to offer a carotid ultrasound for a patient who presented with an isolated facial paralysis (patient did not exhibit paralysis anywhere else in the body) and upheld a $2 million jury award to the patient in 2008. Not only that, the Wisconsin Medical Board reprimanded the ER physician and fined her $300. [ link ] Hmmmm... After all, …
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