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Common types of medical negligence
Incorrectly prescribed or dispensed medication can have serious adverse effects on the patient. Not only because the underlying condition is not being treated correctly but also as a result of suffering adverse effects to incorrect and inappropriate medication.
Consequences of prescription or medication errors can be short-lived. However – they can be devastating, life-changing, or even result in death.
Alongside delayed diagnosis, medical misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical negligence claims:
Medical misdiagnosis (incorrect diagnosis or failure to diagnose) is when a medical professional provides an incorrect diagnosis or fails to diagnosis you after negligently misinterpreting your symptoms and/or not investigating your symptoms appropriately.
If you have received an incorrect diagnosis, you may have undergone unnecessary treatments or procedures. Further to this, particularly in relation to a failure to diagnose, your condition may go untreated, or its treatment may get delayed, meaning that you may require more invasive treatment in the future.
Here a medical professional fails to a diagnosis a health condition when they should have done or fails to refer you for investigations, meaning you are diagnosed late. This can again lead to a worsening of the condition and prolong your period without necessary treatment.
This can encompass delays in referrals, scans and other investigations. It can also include medical professionals overlooking symptoms or records that are re-reviewed at a later date and urgently acted upon once the delay has been identified.
Teeth play an important role in our appearance and it is important that your oral health is cared professionally.
We place trust in Dental Health professionals to recognise and correct any dental complaints that we may have. Mistakes and delays caused by dentists can cause significant pain and can even affect our mental wellbeing.
Some common examples of dental negligence can include:
- Incorrect and delayed diagnosis of teeth health and even oral cancer
- Nerve injury
- Cosmetic dentistry
- Periodontal Disease Misdiagnosis
- Mistakes in treatment leading to the loss of a tooth or multiple teeth
- Surgical Errors in extraction and root canal treatment
Here at Oakwood Scotland Solicitors, we have a lot of success in dealing with Dental Negligence Claims.
There are generally three types of claims involving cancer patients:
- Delay in diagnosis – This is where there has been a significant delay in you undergoing appropriate tests and being diagnosed with the correct condition- link yo misdiagnosis page
- Incorrect diagnosis – When you have been diagnosed as suffering from cancer when in fact you are suffering from a less sinister condition.
- Incorrect or inappropriate treatment – When you have received your diagnosis however the treatment for the same is incorrect or inappropriate. The results can be devastating.
Certain cancers can be very difficult to diagnose and some people are advised that they have cancer when they do not and vice versa. This can obviously be devastating to those involved and their families.
Cancer misdiagnosis is common, and presently this is increasing. The most common are:
- Lung Cancer – Often misdiagnosed as respiratory diseases such as pneumonia or asthma, as the symptoms are often the same – such as shortness of breath or coughing.
- Breast Cancer – There are a number of reasons why lumps are formed in or around the breast that can lead to misdiagnosis of cancer. Often the lumps may be benign or could be inflammation of the breast tissue. There is a growing rate of male breast cancer being diagnosed.
- Pancreatic Cancer – Often this will be misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, gallstones or pancreatitis.
- Colorectal cancer – Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis or haemorrhoids can be diagnosed instead of cancer.
Other cancers that are misdiagnosed include Ovarian, Cervical, Prostate, Skin, Testicular, thyroid, stomach and a whole variety of other cancers.
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