How a patient entered a doctor's office with a cough... only to end up in a COMA for 42 days 'thanks to bungling doctor'

How a patient entered a doctor's office with a cough...

only to end up in a COMA for 42 days 'thanks to bungling doctor' READ MORE: Georgia hospital sued for 'losing a chunk' of a man's SKULL By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:36 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 12:39 EDT, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Dr Antonio Ocana, onwer of Ocana Medical Center in Florida, was accused of malpractice after his patient ended up in a coma A man in Florida ended up in a month-long coma after his cough was ignored by doctors, a lawsuit claims. Rafael Cardona, 75, visited Ocana Medical Center in Tampa on January 14, 2019, with a sore throat, body aches, and cough.

A lawsuit filed by Mr Cardona does not specify 'whether a physical examination took place,' but the patient came back 10 days with 'a deep cough with chest pains and upper left back pain.' The clinic's owner, Dr Antonio Ocana, either did not perform or did not document performing an evaluation, according to the complaint. Instead, he allegedly prescribed an Albuterol inhaler , corticosteroid prednisone, and pain reliever Tramadol based on what he was told by another provider in the office.

After he was rushed to the hospital days later, doctors discovered Mr Cardona actually had pneumonia and had gone into sepsis. Rafael Cardona, 75, was placed in a medically induced coma for 42 days after his pneumonia was ignored, causing him to go into sepsis (stock) When Mr Cardona returned the next day, the pain h.