Missed Diagnosis or Misdiagnosis

July 12, 2017September 8, 2017
by Goldberg, Persky and White, P.C. Attorneys at Law

The failure to diagnose disease or injury can have many causes. The effects, however, are unfortunately far more consistent and devastating.

Negligent Diagnostics

Whether it’s a potential cancer being investigated that is confused with another cancer or disease, tests are read incorrectly by lab techs, the CT Scans results are not conveyed to the client, or a host of other negligent diagnostic errors, missed or misdiagnosed cancer or other injuries can have devastating and life-threatening effects. Understanding the exact responsibilities owed you by your health care providers is essential to understanding if the failure to diagnose your or your loved one’s medical condition falls outside the standard of care.

Misdiagnosed or Missed Cancer Diagnosis

Any missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis case you would like to discuss with our lawyers, we are available to do so. To learn more about some commonly misdiagnosed cancers, please select from the following:

Misdiagnosed Gallbladder Cancer

Missed or Misdiagnosed Infections, Injuries, or Other Ailments

Have you suffered from a missed or misdiagnosed infection? Did your doctors ignore symptoms that should have been followed up with medical tests?

Missed Appendicitis

Burst Appendix; $220k

The acute onset of stomach pains sent our client, a 60-year-old woman, to a rural Pennsylvania hospital. With symptoms indicating Appendicitis, a CT scan was ordered, however, no further confirmation was made by a surgeon. As a result, our client received only pain management and was sent home. Â She returned to the ER shortly thereafter and by this time her Appendix burst as a result of the failure to diagnose appendicitis requiring bowel reconstruction surgery. The case was filed and settled on the verge of trial for $220,000.

Perforated Stomach; ~$500k

Our client was a 41 year-old-man with a history of diverticulitis. He complained of stomach pains and was treated off and on at hospitals with pain management. Eventually, he has to be taken to the ER by ambulance. Â Staff at a Pittsburgh area hospital emergency room ordered and then inexplicably cancelled a CT scan. His stomach perforated and he died as a result. We filed the case in the Pittsburgh area and settled on the verge of trial for nearly Â½ million dollars.

Lung Cancer: $250k

Suffering with lung problems and a history of smoking, our 75-year-old client was sent for diagnostic testing. Despite X-rays and CT scans that were interpreted by three separate doctors at a rural Pittsburgh hospital, our client’s cancerous lung tumor was missed for 8 months.Â When his lung cancer was finally caught, it was too late and he passed away. The case was filed against the Hospital and three radiologists and was settled on the verge of trial for $250K.

Colon Cancer: $1 Million

At just 41 years old, our client had an established medical history of colon and rectal complaints including diarrhea and rectal bleeding. She treated with her primary care provider for 5 to 8 years with these regular complaints. She moved to Nevada where her medical providers promptly prescribed a colonoscopy and subsequently diagnosed metastatic colon cancer. Unfortunately, our client passed away within three months of discovering her cancer. Her missed colon cancer lawsuit was filed and pending in Federal Court in Pittsburgh, PA, and settled for over $1 Million.

Gallbladder Cancer: $750k

Our client was a 63 year old woman suffering with stomach pains. After complaining for months to her family doctor, she was eventually sent for a CT scan. The images from her scan were interpreted by a radiologist who failed to note cancerous tumor on her gallbladder. Her cancer was not found until a full 7 months later. By that time, the gallbladder cancer was too advanced and our client passed away within 4 months of her diagnosis. This gallbladder cancer misdiagnosis lawsuit was filed in a surrounding Pittsburgh area county and eventually settled for $750,000 prior to going to trial.

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