This case takes place in Rhode Island and involves a 41-year-old female who had been scheduled for an appendectomy and a hysterectomy / bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The surgery was uneventful and the patient was scheduled for discharge from the hospital on…
This case involves a fifty-six-year-old male who suffered an Achilles tendon rupture as a result of being prescribed Levaquin. The patient was referred to an ENT after he started experiencing fever, headache, and dull facial pressure. The diagnosis of sinusitis…
This case involves a forty-five-year-old female patient who had a medical history of asthma but otherwise was in fairly good health. The patient presented to her PCP with chills and shortness of breath. It was at this point she was treated…
This case involves a patient who died nine months after taking 750mg of Levaquin for five days. The drug was prescribed for a suspected urinary tract infection, urolithiasis, and bronchopneumonia by an advanced nurse practitioner at an urgent care clinic.…
