Failure to Diagnose

Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis

Have you suffered from a doctor's failure to diagnose cancer?

At Branch Law Firm® in Albuquerque our lawyers too often listen to a story of a family's loss because of a doctor's negligent failure to diagnose cancer, a bacterial infection, sepsis, a heart attack, or another treatable condition correctly or a delayed diagnosis that prevents effective treatment. This failure to provide a professional standard of care is medical malpractice and may entitle the victim and the victim's family to a claim.

If you would like to discuss a physician's misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a condition with a lawyer please contact our Albuquerque, New Mexico, office and arrange a free consultation.

Cancer, Heart Disease, and Infections Are Often Treatable If Diagnosed Correctly

X-rays, MRI, scans; chemotherapy, radiation, lumpectomy, surgical removal of tumors, stroke and heart medications, antibiotics – we live in a time when science has provided the medical profession with remarkable tools to fight disease. However a failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis of a condition because of the carelessness of an emergency room doctor, referring physician, or radiologist may delay treatment until it is too late. Science is only useful if employed correctly.

A patient may do everything recommended by the medical profession: have an uncomfortable diagnostic test such as a colonoscopy or mammogram on schedule; report unexplained bleeding or lumps to his or her doctor: and have recommended dental/oral exams, eye exams, and physicals. Yet if the radiologist or another physician misreads or ignores the x-rays or test results the result is failure to diagnose colon cancer, breast cancer, or another serious condition correctly. Now the cancer may metastasize, spreading throughout the patient's body, a tumor may grow so it can not be removed, and the patient faces an early death, permanent disfigurement, or much more rigorous treatment than otherwise would have been necessary.

If your family is suffering because of a medical professional's failure to diagnose a condition, or a delayed diagnosis that rendered treatment ineffective we will do all we can to help. Call 800-828-4529 or e-mail our New Mexico lawyers for a free consultation and case evaluation.