Is this something that is rare? Should the hospital have been advised of this condition? Did she know she had this condidition and what blood test would be required to determine that this condition existed?
As bad as I feel for the woman, I would be curious to know a bit more before finalizing an opinion on the level of responsibility of those involved.
Not enough info in the article. What kind of infection? I am a physician and have never heard of such a case. Oh yeah I love those who automatically blame the physicians. The only infection I know of from kidney stones is a UTI maybe pyelonephritis although I have never seen it. Usually you will wait 3 days to see if the stone will pass on it own. Like I said not enough info in the article.
No s..., Little Beaver! I would at least like to know the name of the test they mean.
Almost 30 years since I had my first (and hopefully last!) kidney stone; and I've helped care for many poatients hospitalized with one, and even severe renal disease, but never came across this.
I ended up with kidney stones while I was pregnant with my third son. I didn’t know—thought the back pain was just b/c it was my third and the other two had me worn out. After delivery, I developed an infection and ended up back in the hospital. I had sepsis (sp?), which is when an infection spreads to your blood. It can be deadly.
I’m no expert, but I was running a very high fever. If she was running a fever, I think a blood test would be a no-brainer.
Sounds like a terrible situation. Too much unknown info to pass judgment—why didn’t she go to her doc? Was she feverish? Did they treat her in any way the first time she went?