Maryland Misdiagnosis Lawyer

       Misdiagnosis occurs when a doctor or health care provider does not detect and/or order necessary testing to follow up on reasonable suspicions of a disease. The consequences of medical malpractice misdiagnosis range from insignificant to fatal. Many wrongful death medical misdiagnosis cases come from failure to diagnose heart conditions or cancer.

      Even with all of the medical advances that have been made in diagnostic technologies, — the blood tests, MRIs, CT scans, pathology testing, endoscopes, and the like - medicine still relies on humans to interpret these results. While most doctors are doing a great job interpreting these test results, far too many do not. Studies of autopsies have suggested that doctors seriously misdiagnose fatal illnesses approximately 20% of the time. Medical patients support this thesis. The National Patient Safety Foundation conducted a survey of medical patients and found that 42% believe they experienced a medical error or missed medical diagnosis. So it is difficult to dispute that millions of patients are going untreated or are being treated by their medical doctors for the wrong condition or disease.

      Common diseases or conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed include:

  • Breast Cancer
  • Heart Disease (heart attacks, strokes)
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Tuberculosis
  • Lung Cancer
  • Diabetes (most typically Type 2 Diabetes)
  • Lyme Disease
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Meningitis
  • Infections
  • Appendicitis

      If you or someone you love has suffered as the result of a medical misdiagnosis, call a Maryland medical misdiagnosis lawyer at 800-553-8082 or click on the following link for a free no-obligation medical misdiagnosis consultation.

See also Medical Malpractice in Maryland (overview of medical malpractice claims in Maryland)
See also Cancer Malpractice Verdicts (cancer misdiagnosis verdicts in Maryland - an unscientific sampling)
See also Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis (how and why breast cancer is often misdiagnosed)
See also Medical Malpractice Frequently Asked Questions (frequent victim questions)
See also Maryland Malpractice Lawyer Blog (lawyer discussion of Maryland malpractice issues)