EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 26 MIN
The Outpatient MRI Trap
from The Charted Defense · host Michael
Send us Fan MailA patient walks into a Georgia emergency department with back pain and red-flag neurologic symptoms. Cauda equina syndrome is on the differential — but instead of an emergent MRI, the workup gets punted to the outpatient setting. By the time imaging happens, the window for a good neurologic outcome has closed. A lawsuit, a comparative-negligence fight, and a hard lesson about ED disposition follow.In this episode, Bryan walks through the clinical timeline, Sarah unpacks how Georgia's comparative-negligence rules shaped the litigation, and MICHAEL brings the frontline hospitalist and emergency-medicine perspective: why the "outpatient MRI" pathway is so seductive, where the documentation actually fails, and what you can do on your next shift to keep a suspected CES patient from slipping through the cracks.Educational purposes only. Not legal advice. Not medical advice.Support the show
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Send us Fan Mail A patient walks into a Georgia emergency department with back pain and red-flag neurologic symptoms. Cauda equina syndrome is on the differential — but instead of an emergent MRI, the workup gets punted to the outpatient setting. By the time imaging happens, the window for a good neurologic outcome has closed. A lawsuit, a comparative-negligence fight, and a hard lesson about ED disposition follow. In this episode, Bryan walks through the clinical timeline, Sarah unpacks how ...
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