Category Archives: Legal Medicine

Facts: Ruñez, Sr. arrived by himself at the Courts clinic complaining of dizziness. His blood pressure and pulse rate were taken by the reception nurse and were registered at 210/100 mmHg and 112 beats a minute, Dr. Jurado then instructed the nurse to administer one tablet of Capoten 25mg, an emergency drug that quickly lowersContinue reading “Ruñez Jr. v. Dr. Jurado A.M. No. 2005-08-SC”

FACTS: Corazon Nogales (Corazon) was pregnant of her 4th child and was under the exclusive prenatal care of Dr. Oscar Estrada (Dr. Estrada). On her last trimester of pregnancy, Dr. Estrada noted an increase in Corazon’s blood pressure and development of leg edema which may lead to a dangerous complication of pregnancy. When Corazon startedContinue reading “ROGELIO P. NOGALES, vs. CAPITOL MEDICAL CENTER, G.R. No. 142625, December 19, 2006”

Facts: Raymond S. Olavere a victim of a stabbing incident, was rushed to the emergency room of the Bicol Regional Medical Center (BRMC). He was attended to by Nurse Arlene Balares and Dr. Ruel Levy Realuyo— the emergency room resident physician. After extending initial medical treatment to Raymond, Dr. Realuyo recommended that the patient undergoContinue reading “DR. PEDRO DENNIS CERENO Vs CA, SPOUSES DIOGENES S. OLAVERE and FE R. SERRANO”

Facts: Respondents’ 11-year old daughter, Angelica Soliman, underwent a biopsy of the mass located in her lower extremity at the St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC). Results showed that she was suffering from osteosarcoma, osteoblastic type, a high-grade (highly malignant) cancer of the bone. Following this diagnosis, Angelica’s right leg was amputated and her doctor suggestedContinue reading “Dr. Li vs. Sps. Soliman G.R. No. 165279, June 7, 2011”

Facts: On January 16, 1995, Spouses Hilario Calapiz, Jr. and HerlitaCalapiz brought their 8-year-old son, HanzCalapiz (Hanz), for an emergency appendectomy. Hanz was attended to by the petitioner, who suggested to the parents that Hanz also undergo circumcision at no added cost to spare him the pain. With the parents’ consent, the petitioner performed theContinue reading “DR. ENCARNACION C. LUMANTAS, M.D.,vs.HANZ CALAPIZ G.R. No. 163753, January 15, 2014”

Facts: Natividad Agana was rushed to the Medical City Hospital because of difficulty of bowel movement and bloody anal discharge. Dr. Miguel Ampil, diagnosed her to be suffering from “cancer of the sigmoid.” Dr. Ampil, assisted by the medical staff of the Medical City Hospital, performed an anterior resection surgery on Natividad. He found thatContinue reading “PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., vs. NATIVIDAD and ENRIQUE AGANA G.R. No. 126297 January 31, 2007”

Facts: Gerald Albert Gercayo (Gerald) was born on June 2, 1992 with an imperforate anus. Two days after his birth, Gerald underwent colostomy, a surgical procedure to bring one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall, enabling him to excrete through a colostomy bag attached to the side of his body. WhenContinue reading “Dr. Fernando P. Solidum vs. People of the Philippines GR No. 19212; March 10, 2014”

Facts: Petitioner Dr. Leandro Carillo, an anesthesiologists, seeks review of the Decision of the Court of Appeals dated 28 November 1988, which affirmed his conviction by the Regional Trial Court of the crime of simple negligence resulting in homicide, for the death of his thirteen (13) year old patient Catherine Acosta. The deceased, daughter ofContinue reading “LEANDRO CARILLO vs PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES G.R. No. 86890, January 21, 1994”

Facts: On January 15, 1999, Rosit figured in a motorcycle accident. The X-ray soon taken the next day at the Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) showed that he fractured his jaw. Rosit was then referred to Dr.Gestuvo, a specialist in mandibular injuries. During the operation, Dr.Gestuvo used a metal plate fastened to the jaw with metalContinue reading “NILO B. ROSIT vs DAVAO DOCTORS HOSPITAL GR No. 210445, December 7, 2015”

Facts: Mrs. Santiago lodged a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against the petitioners, for their alleged neglect of professional duty which caused her sonto suffer serious physical injuries. Upon investigation, the NBI found that her son was hit by a taxicab and was rushed to the hospital for an emergency medical treatment.Continue reading “Dr. EMMANUEL JARCIA, Jr. and Dr. MARILOU BASTAN vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES G.R. No. 187926, February 15, 2012”