per said:
Nono, you most likely won't believe me either but just last night my neighbor took his elderly mom to the hospital at 7 pm because she fell. They x rayed her leg and poked and prodded and he went home at 11. The hospital called at 1230am to have him take her home. He went back to town and rolled her into his (because his dad needs it) handicap equipped van and took her back to the lodge. She could not handle the pain when they tried to put her in her bed. Took her back to the hospital and now they think she has a broken hip. This was just last night and today in a town with a fully equipped hospital. Something smells in the state of Denmark. (or whatever that Shakespeare Quote was)
Medical or Doctor Misdiagnosis
Medical Misdiagnosis is a serious risk every time you go to the hospital. Medical treatment does not come with the guarantee that everything will be handled at one hundred percent capacity. Doctors, nurses, surgeons, and all other kinds of medical professionals have a standard quality of care. Nevertheless, sometimes this standard is subverted and the patient suffers. In 2007, the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that the twenty percent rate of misdiagnosis in deceased patients has not changed since the 1930’s.
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Medical malpractice is a serious offense to the standard of health care in this country. When you go to the hospital, the last thing on your mind is the doctor making a mistake. Although infrequent, this happens. And sometimes the medical professionals negligently misdiagnose a patient. This can result in giving a patient medication that may be harmful, and even fatal.
Common diseases that are frequently misdiagnosed are:
Breast Cancer
Tuberculosis
Lung Cancer
Diabetes
Prostate Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Testicular Cancer
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Strokes
Pulmonary Embolism
Bacterial Meningitis
Appendicitis
There are many ways that a medical misdiagnosis can present itself. Whether a doctor is at fault, or hospital staff, a misdiagnosis of a serious illness can have very extreme and harmful effects.
The National Patient Safety Foundation cites that 42% of medical patients feel they have had experienced a medical error or missed diagnosis. Patient safety is sometimes negligently given the back seat for other concerns, such as the cost of medical tests, drugs, and operations.
Medical Misdiagnoses are a serious risk to our healthcare profession. If they continue, then people will fear going to the hospital for treatment. We can put an end to medical misdiagnosis by informing the public and filing claims and suits against the medical practitioners at fault.
I am sorry that your friend was missdiagnosed,unfourtanutly that happens..and it is simply wrong and enxcusable..