Misdiagnosis

Failure to Order Tests
Misread or Misinterpreted Test Results
Misread Biopsy
Misread Pap Smear
Lab Mix-ups

Failing to realize the severity of an injury, disease or illness is a form of misdiagnosis. Another form of misdiagnosis is diagnosing someone with something, when in fact, they have something else.  Every time you go to the hospital, doctor, clinic or other medical office, you face the risk of medical misdiagnosis. Misdiagnosis can lead to being prescribed medication that is not necessary or harmful and causes serious injury or death to the patient.
Diseases and conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed include:

The statistics regarding medical misdiagnosis are alarming. In 2007, the Journal of the American Medical Association noted that the 20% rate of misdiagnosis in deceased patients has not changed since the 1930's. Additionally, 42% of medical patients believe they have experienced some form of medical malpractice, including misdiagnosis. Sometimes, medical professionals make careless choices because they are more concerned about other things, such as the cost of medications, tests, and operations.

Mistakes that lead to a Misdiagnosis can include failure to perform the proper tests, or performing tests incorrectly, interpreting tests incorrectly, lab errors in testing or labeling patient tissue or cells, miscommunication among medical staff, radiological errors, and biopsy mix-ups. 

Even though doctors can't take full responsibility when it comes to a patient's health, they do sometimes make errors that they shouldn't have. All appropriate medical tests should be conducted. Accurately diagnosing a condition before too much time goes by can mean the difference of living longer due to receiving treatment sooner.

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