failure to diagnose

Medical conditions require a proper diagnosis so that they can be treated accordingly. Patients who don't get a proper diagnosis can't get the help they need and they might end up in a downward health spiral that causes significant damage to their health and life in...

When you visit a doctor, you would think that you are going to get a diagnosis that will enable you to get the treatments you need to get back on track. There is sometimes a chance that this won't happen because of a failure to diagnose. There are two types of errors...

Sepsis is a serious infection that can turn fatal quickly. It is imperative that doctors who have a patient that might be septic take appropriate action to determine if sepsis is present so they can determine a proper treatment plan. Understanding sepsis might help...

We have recently discussed some pregnancy complications that can affect the mother and her unborn baby. In the cases that involve those issues, it is crucial that a proper diagnosis is made so that steps can be taken that might help to save the mother and child. This...

In the previous blog post, we discussed how important it is for a person who has breast cancer to receive an early diagnosis and quick treatment. If you recall, delaying chemotherapy after surgery for longer than 90 days lead to a sharp decline in survival. That is...

A person who has breast cancer has a good chance of survival in many cases. Typically, the stage of the cancer when it is diagnosed and the swiftness of treatment can both impact the ultimate outcome for the patient. This is something that applies to most types of...

You trust your doctor to take good care of you. When you went into his or her office with complaints associated with a medical issue, you probably expected the doctor to make a diagnosis and issue a treatment plan. While that does happen in most cases, there are some...

Prenatal testing is a chance for doctors and parents to find out if there is anything medically wrong with a fetus before birth. This testing can help to plan out a woman's care during pregnancy, labor, delivery and certain aspects of care that are necessary after the...

When older people break a hip, there are a host of causes that could have contributed to the break. For older women, one of those factors is osteoporosis. That is the reason why experts recommend certain tests be done on older women if they suffer from a broken hip....

Medical errors can be devastating for patients. In some cases, those errors can cause patients to die. In fact, more than 250,000 Americans die each year because of medical errors. This is a true crisis for the health care system in this country.Interestingly, many of...