Failure to Diagnose

Failure to diagnose a medical condition can constitute negligence and medical malpractice on the part of doctors, practitioners and hospitals. Failure to diagnose can include not diagnosing a condition in a timely enough manner, thus allowing a disease to advance to irreversible stages. Failure to diagnose can mean the difference between life and death – yet forty percent of all medical malpractice claims are due to this very issue. If you or a family member are suffering from the fallout of failure to diagnose which occurred in a Fresno Hospital, we can help. Please contact our offices for a free case evaluation and to learn more about your legal rights in the state of California. Failing to diagnose is negligent, pure and simple, and you could qualify to collect damages for the financial and emotional burdens failure to diagnose your condition has caused.

Failure to Diagnose Signs and Symptoms

The responsibility of every medical professional is to be able to recognize the symptoms of certain diseases. If a patient presents a doctor with puzzling symptoms, it is still the doctor’s job to determine the root cause. The doctor should monitor those patients who fall into high risk categories for certain illnesses, and operate under the understanding that the patient’s chances of developing the specific illness or disorder. Failure to diagnose, delayed diagnosis, or failure to diagnose the severity of an illness, prevents a patient from receiving due care. If a doctor failed to diagnose your signs and symptoms, contact our Fresno Failure to Diagnose Lawyers immediately to discuss your rights.

Failure to Diagnose - Deadly Results

The consequence of a failure to diagnose may be fatal. A medical malpractice claim can be intricately complex. For that reason, you will want to trust your case to an attorney that's experienced with failure to diagnose cases. Our Fresno Failure to Diagnose attorneys are expert litigants and can properly research and enforce your claim. Contact our Fresno lawyers immediately to discuss your rights and the best manner in which to proceed.