Opinion ID: 2084684
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Heading: The Patient's Background

Text: Gianquitti became a patient of Atwood in August 2000 for treatment of a deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) that had developed in his left leg after surgery to repair a rupture in his left patellar tendon in July 2000. When he reported to Atwood, he had been taking an anticoagulant medication called Coumadin for about a week. Kathleen Gordon, M.D. (Dr. Gordon), an internist associated with Atwood, [3] directed that Gianquitti continue to take Coumadin to prevent any progression of the blood clot. But, on December 21, 2000, Gianquitti visited Dr. Gordon, complaining of leg swelling. The doctor ordered an ultrasound to determine whether the blood clot was resolving. The next day, on December 22, 2000, at approximately 5 p.m., Gianquitti went to Roger Williams to undergo the ultrasound, and based on the test results, Dr. Warshaw, an internist on call for Atwood, admitted Gianquitti to the hospital.