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My Mom past away Dec 2nd from pneumonia at 63. She had gone to a hospital ER close to her home on Nov 23, she was diagnosed with a throat infection, told to gargle with salt water and sent home. In the days following the ER visit her health steadily declined. She had planned to make the 2 hour trip to my home for Thanksgiving with my Brother and I encouraged her to do so even though I knew she wasn't up to it. I did so that I could hopefully nurse her back to health and also so that she would be closer to a more reputable hospital. She made the trip. On the morning of the Nov 27th she was barely able to breath, the congestion was so bad, she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. As noted in the beginning of my post, she past away on the 2nd. My question, was the hospital that she first went to negligent in their misdiagnosis? Apparently chest xrays/scans were done, shouldn't they have seen the fluid in her lungs?
Any replies/guidance will be appreciated!
My Mom past away Dec 2nd from pneumonia at 63. She had gone to a hospital ER close to her home on Nov 23, she was diagnosed with a throat infection, told to gargle with salt water and sent home. In the days following the ER visit her health steadily declined. She had planned to make the 2 hour trip to my home for Thanksgiving with my Brother and I encouraged her to do so even though I knew she wasn't up to it. I did so that I could hopefully nurse her back to health and also so that she would be closer to a more reputable hospital. She made the trip. On the morning of the Nov 27th she was barely able to breath, the congestion was so bad, she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. As noted in the beginning of my post, she past away on the 2nd. My question, was the hospital that she first went to negligent in their misdiagnosis? Apparently chest xrays/scans were done, shouldn't they have seen the fluid in her lungs?
Any replies/guidance will be appreciated!