Medical Negligence Lawyers

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Failure to Diagnose/Delay in Diagnosis

If your doctor has failed to diagnose your condition or delayed diagnosing you, you could end up with extreme complications from your doctors error. Our medical negligence lawyers at the Falvello Law Firm in the Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania are qualified to help you in dealing with your doctors error.

Failure to Diagnose a Condition

The failure to diagnose a condition doesnt necessarily mean that you are never diagnosed. It usually refers to a doctor incorrectly diagnosing a condition. Unfortunately, the failure to diagnose a condition is one of the most common forms of misdiagnosis. If you have certain conditions which are failed to be diagnosed, you may suffer rapid deterioration or additional complications. Examples of such rapidly deteriorating conditions include:

• Appendicitis
• Bacterial meningitis
• Beast cancer
• Colon cancer
• Heart attack
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs)
• Stroke

A delay in diagnosis can be just as dangerous as a failure to diagnose and can sometimes mean the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.

Causes of Failure to Diagnose/Delay in Diagnosis

Factors that can lead to diagnostic mistakes include:

• Doctor doesnt listen carefully to what the patient is saying
• Misreading X-rays or other diagnostic tests
• Overlooking symptoms

If you or someone you love has suffered due to failure to diagnose or a delay in diagnosis of your heath condition, please email us. At The Falvello Law Firm near Berwick, Pennsylvania, our medical negligence lawyer want to help you remedy the enormous financial costs that you have undergone due to your failed or delayed diagnosis. We offer a free initial consultation and will work for you on a contingency basis so you dont pay unless we get you a settlement.