Doctors attend schools for many years and then fulfill residency requirements before practicing medicine in their own offices. Their schooling and the practical application of their knowledge in residencies ensures that they see many different patients with a wide range of conditions. Some types of behavior make us more likely to contract certain illnesses while science does not yet know why some diseases occur in people for no discernible reason. Nevertheless, when a doctor fails to diagnose a condition or misdiagnoses one disease when it is actually a different disease, our trust in a physician’s experience, judgment and skills are irrevocably shaken. This may be a rare occurrence, but when a disease that a doctor should have diagnosed and treated early progresses into a more serious condition and compromises the patient’s health, it is advisable that the patient consult with an experienced Philadelphia failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis lawyer.
The Pennsylvania failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis lawyers at Cherry Fieger & Marciano, LLP have many years of combined experience representing the unfortunate victims of medical professionals who place their patients’ lives in danger by improperly diagnosing a disease. If a doctor makes a misdiagnosis and prescribes treatment for the wrong condition while another disease or other type of serious condition goes untreated, the doctor may be held liable for medical malpractice. Sadly, misdiagnoses occur more often than you would think. Some years ago, the New York Times published an article that said that doctors misdiagnose very serious and potentially fatal illnesses around 20 percent of the time.
These misdiagnoses often end in tragedy for patients and their families. Particularly when they learn the disease or condition was treatable and the health consequences far less severe if the correct diagnosis was made initially. Not only must patients contend with declining health and quality of life, they must also deal with the mental anguish of knowing that it was preventable if they had sought the opinion of another medical professional.
No amount of money can replace one’s health or a diminished life. Nevertheless, a skilled and experienced Philadelphia failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis attorney may be able to recover damages to pay unnecessary medical bills, ongoing medical costs, hospice care and other expenses. If you believe that your physician failed to diagnose or misdiagnosed a medical condition for you or an immediate family member, the Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorneys at Cherry Fieger & Marciano, LLP can advise you on your legal options and provide guidance through the legal process.
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