Milwaukee Wrong Diagnosis Lawyer
Every year, countless Americans die or are injured due to a medical error. These errors often result in a wrong diagnosis, although most occur as the consequence of negligence on the physician or other healthcare provider's part.
Common incorrectly or missed diagnoses include:
- Breast, cervical, prostate, ovarian, testicular, and lung cancers
- Heart attack
- Appendicitis
- Stroke
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Diabetes
- Tuberculosis
- Bacterial Meningitis
A wrong diagnosis occurs when a physician fails to identify correctly a disease, particularly when the condition is rare or has general symptoms. These diagnoses come in four types.
- Wrong disease diagnosed: occurs when a doctor diagnoses one disease but the patient really has another
- Healthy but Diagnosed as Ill: a rare form of wrong diagnosis but some patients have been diagnosed as having a disease but are really perfectly healthy
- Sick but Diagnosed as Healthy: a healthy diagnosis is given to a patient that really is not healthy
- Subtype of Disease Misdiagnosed: this occurs when the doctor gets the first part of the disease correct but misses the subtype. An example would be diagnosing someone with Type 1 Diabetes when they really have Type 2
A wrongly diagnosed condition can result in serious, potentially fatal, consequences for the patient. If you have been wrongly diagnosed, you may be eligible to pursue a medical malpractice claim against the responsible party. The Milwaukee medical malpractice attorneys of Habush Habush and Rottier S.C. are here to help you pursue these claims.