Failure to Diagnose / Misdiagnosis
Maryland Birth Injury Lawyer
The importance of prompt, accurate diagnosis cannot be overstated. Failure to run the correct tests or to see the appropriate specialists can result in a steadily worsening medical problem. Misdiagnosis can result in the patient receiving the wrong treatment. And either of these problems can result in serious injury or premature death.
Do You Suspect Negligence Resulted in a Failure to Diagnose?
Diagnosis of medical problems can be difficult and time-consuming. Failing to make a quick diagnosis does not necessarily mean that medical malpractice has occurred. Negligence or disregard for accepted medical standards must also have occurred.
For example, if a doctor failed to follow up on a patient who was reporting symptoms or failed to order the kinds of tests that would be reasonable under the circumstances, that could be malpractice. It could also be negligence if the doctor failed to consult a specialist in a complicated case.
Negligent misdiagnosis can also be the result of lab errors or radiologists, pathologists and other medical specialists who misread lab results, MRIs, CAT scans, ultrasounds, or other types of tests.
Getting Answers to Difficult Questions of Medical Negligence
Medical malpractice attorney Jonathan Scott Smith has been helping injured people get answers and financial compensation for more than 40 years. He handles medical malpractice cases involving misdiagnoses or failure to diagnose, such as:
- Failure to diagnose cancer resulting in death of a patient
- Misdiagnosis of cancer leading to delayed treatment and reduced quality of life
- Failure to diagnose heart attack or stroke
- Failure to diagnose problems during pregnancy or childbirth, leading to birth defects and birth injuries to babies and mothers
- Failure to diagnose breech birth or when the fetus is too large for vaginal birth, which increases the risk for birth problems, hypoxia, Erb’s palsy and shoulder dystocia
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Legal Help When a Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose a Medical Problem Leads to Injury or Death
Attorney Jonathan Scott Smith represents clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and negligence cases throughout Maryland, including the cities of Columbia, Clarksville, Sykesville, Fulton, Elkridge, Frederick, Mt. Airy, Ellicott City, Laurel, Westminster, and Baltimore. Lawyer Smith also provides experienced legal representation for clients in Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Prince Georges (Prince George) County, Howard County and Montgomery County, MD.
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