Khayoumi Law Firm

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The civil cause of action known as “Medical Malpractice” is very broad and encompasses virtually every kind of mistake that could be made by a medical professional. Some of the most common lawsuits brought against medical doctors include the following: Improper Diagnosis Failure to Diagnose Medication Errors Surgical errors such as a slip of the knife severing a nerve during an operation Errors in Prenatal Diagnostic Testing Failure to Advise of Diagnosis Lack of Informed Consent Improperly Prescribing a Drug Abandonment | Failure to Attend to a Patient Failing to inform the patient of available treatments Continuing a Treatment that has been shown to be ineffective Below Standard Treatment | Incorrectly Performed Treatment A doctor has a duty to you to use care and diligence to diagnose your illness so that the proper treatment can be recommended. In order to properly diagnose a condition, a doctor should ask about a patient’s medical history as well as his or her family's medical history. The doctor also should ask for a detailed description of current symptoms and should perform a thorough examination which includes necessary diagnostic tests. EXAMPLE: After hurting your wrist you go to your family doctor, but he concludes it is just a sprain and doesn't request an X-ray, which would have revealed a fracture. The fracture goes undetected and, as a result, a permanent and debilitating injury to your wrist results. The doctor may be negligent for failing to order an X-ray, or possibly for not referring you to an orthopedist. Doctors also have a duty to disclose information pertaining to the treatment you will receive. If your condition is such that it is beyond the scope of practice of the examining doctor, or beyond the doctor’s expertise, he or she must refer you to a specialist. If your doctor fails to follow these basic principles, and injury is caused as a result, you may have a case for a malpractice claim. Medical malpractice can occur at any point in the diagnosis and treatment course. For example, the wrong chart could be placed at your hospital bedside,resulting in you being given medication that you are allergic to that causesserious harm or even death. | SITEMAP | Albuquerque DUI/DWI Attorneys Khayoumi Law Firm | 881 Silver Ave. SW | Albuquerque, N.M. 87102 phone: (505) 333-8613 | fax: (866) 516-2642 | email: salim@khayoumilawfirm.com Copyright © 2011, Khayoumi Law Firm

Salim Khayoumi is a practicing attorney in the State of New Mexico. Khayoumi is an active member of the New Mexico Bar and licensed to practice in all courts of the State of New Mexico. Before commencing his legal education, Khayoumi graduated with honors from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology along with dual minors in Pre-Medicine and Political Science. Thereafter, Khayoumi attended Kansas’s, Washburn University School of Law where he was awarded the Washburn University Alumni Honors Scholarship.

During law school Khayoumi was active in the Washburn Law Student Bar Association, serving two, two year long terms as both “Curriculum Committee Chairman” and “Commencement Committee Chairman”. While at Washburn University School of Law, Mr. Khayoumi received extensive trial advocacy training at Washburn’s Center for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, one the nation's top trial advocacy training centers.

Khayoumi began his legal career with the public interest in mind. After obtaining his license to practice law in the State of New Mexico, Khayoumi served as a prosecutor for the 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted serious felony crimes as well as misdemeanor state crimes. After serving as an Assistant District Attorney for the 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office, Khayoumi moved back to central New Mexico, where he continued service as an Assistant District Attorney for the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque. Thereafter, Khayoumi left his position as a state prosecutor to provide legal services as a private practitioner at the Khayoumi Law Firm.

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