People go to emergency rooms when they require immediate medical intervention. Sometimes, people go to the emergency room for care for moderate medical issues on the weekends when there aren't other facilities open at that time. Other people seek out care at the...
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Failure to Diagnose
What are the 3 most commonly misdiagnosed conditions?
While no exact data is available, it’s estimated between 40,000 and 80,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year due to misdiagnosis. Research shows up to 160,000 more people suffer serious complications after doctors either fail to recognize or wrongly diagnose...
Failure to diagnose, No. 1 medical malpractice issue
Visiting an Oregon doctor's office or hospital is often the first logical step to take when adverse health symptoms arise. It is reasonable to expect that a licensed physician can provide guidance and support regarding ill-health or injury. However, things do not...
Paralyzed man seeking $50 million for failure to diagnose
One of the scariest things imaginable is to suddenly, without warning, become completely paralyzed. To abruptly fine oneself alone and unable to move with no idea what the problem is would be terrifying for anyone young or old, male or female, in Oregon or elsewhere....
Soldier suing government for failure to diagnose cancer
After being shot in the chest by a sniper's bullet in 2004, one would think that the soldier had experienced the worst lung-related injury he would ever have to endure. Unfortunately for one Green Beret, that was not the case. He recovered from his war wound, and 13...
Failure to diagnose glaucoma during pregnancy results in lawsuit
The birth of a child is an eagerly awaited event in the life of a woman in Oregon. The anticipation and excitement of meeting one's child, looking into his or her eyes for the first time, has no equal. To experience that first meeting and then to lose most of one's...
Failure to diagnose often results in medical malpractice
When people in Oregon visit their doctor with a medical complaint, they trust that the doctor will use his or her expertise to diagnose the situation or, if the condition surpasses the doctor's expertise, refer the patient to a specialist. Occasionally, a doctor will...
Failure to diagnose injuries can result in lethal complications
One of the most painful injuries many children remember from childhood is the injury suffered when a finger was slammed in a car door. While the pain was excruciating and not forgotten, most recovered quickly and went on to other adventures unscathed. For one Oregon...
Failure to diagnose cancer in its early stages can be devastating
Cancer is a horrible disease. While survival rates have increased and it's not the death sentence it once was, the diagnosis can still be devastating. Some cancers are unique to women. The symptoms of these cancers can present as appearing to be something else,...
Failure to diagnose leads to fatal case of whooping cough
When a young child appears to be ill in Oregon his or her parent will usually take the child to a doctor. A parent will have faith in the doctor's ability to diagnose what ails the child. Failure to diagnose an ailment is not the expected outcome. A young mother took...