Filing A Claim After Suffering From A Misdiagnosis
The first step in receiving the medical treatment you need for your illness is to get an accurate diagnosis of what you are suffering from. When a doctor fails to properly diagnose someone, resulting in pain, distress or death, they are liable for the cost of the resulting consequences. In your malpractice claim for medical misdiagnosis, you deserve the help of a skilled Illinois attorney.
At the Chicago office of Morrissey Legal Group, LLC, attorney Frank Morrissey does everything in his power to maximize the compensation he earns for his clients in their claims. He understands the severity of a misdiagnosis and what causes them, and he uses this information to develop the strongest claims he can for his clients.
Common Misdiagnosis Causes
Whether the misdiagnosis involved blog clot errors, stroke errors, failure to diagnose or delays in diagnosing, the process is full of opportunities that can cause a issues. Some of these causes constitute malpractice including:
- Faulty testing equipment
- Poorly trained staff not reading results properly
- Tainted or tampered testing samples
- False positive and false negative test results
While a misdiagnosis may not seem like a dangerous problem to some, it can have catastrophic consequences on a patient, leading to a malpractice claim. The time that they miss out on receiving the treatment they need can allow their illness, like cancer, to develop to a point beyond treatment.
What Is The Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Cancer?
When it comes to cancer misdiagnosis errors, some cancers are more prone to these mistakes than others. Breast cancer is one of the most likely to suffer errors in cancer diagnosis, and colon cancer, lung cancer and melanoma are also some of the most misdiagnosed. When medical professionals are not thorough in their testing processes, it is the patient who can suffer disastrous results.
Learn If You Have A Claim
Not every instance of misdiagnosis will qualify for a malpractice claim, but that does not mean that you should give up before consulting an attorney. By consulting with a lawyer about your unique situation, you can confirm what options you have and if you can hold someone accountable for a misdiagnosis.
Contact a lawyer you can depend on by calling 312-815-5856 or reaching out online to schedule your initial consultation today.