Fratter v. Rice

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

When the plaintiff went to the defendant-physician’s office complaining of pressure and tenderness in his stomach, the physician’s assistant performed an examination, administered an EKG, and interpreted those results to be nonspecific. The physician’s assistant did not send the results to the doctor for an interpretation of the tests, a review of the charts, or for consideration as to whether the plaintiff should be referred to the hospital. Several hours after the plaintiff returned home, he died of a heart attack. An autopsy revealed the presence of gastritis and…