Legal Opinion
Tank v. Chronister
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided June 6, 1996No. 95-1539-JTMPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MARTEN, District Judge.
On May 4,1995, Kathleen Tank was taken by her husband Douglas to the Wilson County Hospital Emergency Room for shortness of breath. A nurse admitted Tank and took her vital signs, which indicated a rapid respiratory rate of 44 and low blood pressure. The nurse telephoned Dr. Bert Chronister, who came to the emergency room and did a gram stain and sputum culture. Chronister made a diagnosis of tracheobronchitis and discharged her. Douglas Tank had called Chronister’s office earlier that day, but Chronister refused to see Mrs. Tank because of an…
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