What Happens When a Kentucky Doctor Makes a Wrong Diagnosis?

The failure to diagnose any disease or condition can be dangerous.  Depending on the condition, it may be deadly.  If the physician is truly listening to the patient and takes the time to put all the facts of his case together, an accurate diagnosis can be made.  There are many conditions whose seriousness necessitates a timely and accurate diagnosis.  Some such conditions include:

Cancer

When caught and treated early, cancers, from breast cancer to colon cancer, can be more effectively managed and controlled.  When, however, cancer is not diagnosed, despite the fact that the patient has sought medical care, the cancer may have progressed and the prognosis may be more serious.  Early detection of cancer is key to increasing survival rates.  It is a doctor’s responsibility to listen to the concerns of the patient and to follow the symptoms carefully, taking every precaution and using appropriate tests to help make a proper diagnosis.

Diabetes

One in 47 people who have diabetes are not diagnosed.  Undiagnosed diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, loss of sight and possible amputation of an extremity, or death.  This serious condition is also being grossly undiagnosed in children.  The rate of overweight children with type 2 diabetes has risen in recent years.  However, this serious disease is still being under diagnosed.

Stroke

Strokes are serious and potentially dangerous events.  In the United States alone, over 700,000 people suffer a new or reoccurring attack.  Over 150,000 of these people will die.  This makes stroke the third leading cause of death in adults.  Often, people have been undiagnosed when they suffer a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).  Though these attacks may have no permanent damage they can be precursors to a major event, yet may be overlooked by doctors.  This puts the patient at serious risk for a second and more deadly stroke.  The more serious attack could have been prevented if only a doctor would have fully evaluated the patient and recognized the TIA when it occurred.

If you suspect that you or a loved one is a victim of failure to diagnose medical negligence please call Gray and White Law for a FREE CONSULTATION at 1-502-210-8942 / 1-800-634-8767 (toll free) or email mwhite@grayandwhitelaw.com.

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