Anticoagulant Expert Witness

This case involves a female patient who suffered a massive stroke. Prior to the stroke, the patient was on Coumadin for atrial fibrillation. However, the medication was stopped two months before the patient’s stroke after she experienced bleeding from a…

This case involves a 62-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with Guillan-Barre Syndrome. Because the patient was assessed at a high risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus (PE), the patient was…

This case involves a 56-year-old male patient at risk for pulmonary embolism who was unable to undergo anticoagulation therapy. The patient had an IVC filter implant placed. The patient complained of persistent pain for weeks following the surgery but was…

This case involves a 36-year-old pregnant woman who had experienced debilitating headaches throughout her pregnancy. She was admitted to the hospital due to preeclampsia. Prior to the delivery, the patient continued to have excruciating headaches. The patient had a normal…

This case involves a patient who had a medical history of clotting issues who developed a hematoma on her upper right thigh. She presented to the hospital and was admitted with an elevated INR as well as swelling in the…

This case involves a woman who was injured when another passenger’s bag fell on his leg during a flight. The woman had a past medical history of DVT and was being treated with anticoagulants at the time of the incident.…

This case involves an elderly female patient who was being treated with anticoagulant medication when she began to suffer from a hemorrhagic stroke. Shortly after the patient was admitted to the hospital, doctors ordered that the patient should be given…

This case involves a female patient who underwent a total knee replacement. After surgery, the patient was not given Coumadin, and instead received aspirin in order to prevent excess clotting. While in the hospital, she developed tachycardia and shortness of breath.…

This case involves a female patient who underwent cardiac catheterization in order to perform an angioplasty. Before the treatment was performed, the patient had been on a longstanding regimen of the anti-coagulation drug coumadin. Immediately prior to undergoing the procedure, the…