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Archive > July, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 7

Medical Malpractice Quiz

While You Were Sleeping

Lorne B. Sheren, MD, JD

A 22-year-old woman is admitted to an ambulatory surgical facility for a cosmetic rhinoplasty. Other than occasional alcoholic beverages and a history of smoking, the 5-foot-2, 113-pound woman is healthy.

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