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When a doctor fails to diagnose a condition in a patient, the consequences can be severe, even fatal. Even though doctors are thoroughly trained in diagnosis, they can and sometimes do make mistakes. In fact, the failure to diagnose a condition is not uncommon. One Harvard report showed that diagnostic errors kill about 80,000 people yearly and account for 20-40 percent of all doctor mistakes .
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury because of a doctor''s failure to diagnose a condition, you need to ensure your legal rights are protected. You may be eligible to recover damages for your losses and suffering . Please contact us today to discuss your legal rights with an experienced medical malpractice attorney.
Commonly Undetected Diseases
Unfortunately, the most serious diseases are often the ones that go undetected for long periods of time. Some of the most dangerous diseases and conditions have very slight symptoms and cause no major discomfort in the early stages. This makes them more difficult to detect. Diseases that frequently result in a failure to diagnose include:
Consequences of a Failure to Diagnose
The consequences of a failure to diagnose generally depend on the severity of the overlooked disease or condition. A common cold, for example, will run its course in more or less the same manner regardless of diagnosis or treatment. However, when a more serious conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, or appendicitis goes undetected, the result can be death.
Aside from the risk of serious injury or death associated with the delayed or absent treatment of a serious disease, a failure to diagnose can also lead to missed work and increased medical bills.
Victim of Medical Malpractice?
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a failure to diagnose or other diagnostic error, you may be eligible to seek compensation for these and other losses. Please contact us today for a FREE consultation with a qualified and experienced medical malpractice attorney who can help you understand and maximize your legal rights.
A jury has awarded $1.2 million to the family of a woman who allegedly died as a result of two doctors' failure to diagnose a perforated stomach ulcer in 2002.
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