Louisiana Court of Appeal January 31, 2003, No. 36,584-CA (Costa v. Boyd)

hDREW, J.

In this suit to recover damages for medical malpractice, Dr. Carter Boyd appeals a judgment awarding plaintiffs a total of $36,150 in general and special damages sustained as the result of Dr. Boyd’s failure to timely order a blood test which would have detected Debra Costa’s declining renal function and ultimately, her chronic renal failure.