Catonsville Failure To Diagnose Attorney

There are several reasons why your doctor may fail to diagnose your condition. Staffing shortages can cause doctors to rush through appointments. An inattentive doctor may fail to see warning signs in an x-ray or overlook a critical abnormality in a blood screening. Failure to diagnose could include:

• Overlooking test results
• Failing to order appropriate diagnostic tests
• Ignoring the patient’s symptoms
• Rushing through appointments
• Failing to listen to the patient

No matter what the cause, your doctor has a duty of care to ensure your health and well-being. When they fail to diagnose your injury or illness, you deserve to seek compensation for your losses. 

What Constitutes Malpractice in a Failure To Diagnose?

While doctors do have a duty of care, not all medical errors are considered medical malpractice under Maryland law. To prove that your doctor committed malpractice with their failure to diagnose, you must establish the following:

• Your doctor had a responsibility to care for your health and well-being
• Your doctor did not conduct themselves consistent with professional standards in their field
• Your doctor failed to meet the standard of care
• Your doctor’s failure to meet standards of care resulted in your injuries
• You were materially affected by the injuries caused by your doctor’s failure to meet their duty of care

A Catonsville failure to diagnose attorney from Brown & Barron can help you obtain the evidence you need to establish a malpractice claim in Maryland. 

Consequences of Failure To Diagnose

When a doctor fails to diagnose a patient, the patient may experience increasingly severe symptoms and complications. In some cases, the doctor’s failure to correctly diagnose a condition can even cause a patient’s death. Dangerous conditions that can worsen if left undiagnosed include:

• Cancer: Delayed cancer treatment is less effective, more expensive, and more disruptive to the patient’s life. In some cases, the patient’s cancer can advance to the point that there is no further treatment possible. 
• Heart Attack: Since heart attack symptoms tend to be different for each person, an inattentive doctor may overlook critical symptoms and fail to order necessary diagnostic procedures. Left untreated, the patient may go on to suffer a debilitating or fatal heart attack. 
• Aneurism or Stroke: If an aneurism or stroke is not diagnosed immediately, the patient could suffer severe injury, mental impairment, chronic disability, or death.
• Blood Clots: Blood clots are often misdiagnosed as sore muscles or cramps. Left untreated, clots can migrate to other parts of the body and cause stroke, heart attack, or pulmonary embolism. 

These are just a few of the serious conditions that can cause long-term health effects if the doctor fails to diagnose them in a timely manner. If you or a loved one experienced complications or negative health effects because of a doctor’s failure to diagnose, speak with a medical malpractice attorney to learn about your legal right to compensation.

Our Skillful Attorneys Can Help You Seek the Compensation You Deserve

While you are coping with your injuries or the loss of a loved one due to a doctor’s negligence, you may feel that a lawsuit is too much to handle. The dedicated attorneys at Brown & Barron can help you with all the legal footwork, so you can focus on your recovery.

Our medical malpractice lawyers are well-versed in local statutes, state codes, and case law pertaining to failure to diagnose cases in Maryland. With more than 130 years of combined trial experience, we have obtained millions of dollars in compensation for our clients. 

Contact Brown & Barron online today to schedule a free case review with a with a failure to diagnose lawyer serving Catonsville.