Missed Lung Nodule on ED CT Abd/Pelvis Scan [$2,700,000 in damages]

Case #109

A 59-year-old woman presented to the ED with abdominal pain in September 2012.

The CT abd/pelvis report was summarized here by her attorney:

She was admitted to the hospital for pancreatitis.

4 days later she was feeling better and was discharged.