Failure to Diagnose Symptoms Results in Michigan Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice occurs more often than people think. Typically malpractice in Michigan is due to misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, or mistreatment by a nurse, doctor, surgeon, or hospital. When chest pain goes undiagnosed, it can lead to a heart attack. There are many other symptoms that if left undiagnosed can cause serious complications. If a health-care professional misdiagnoses a patient's symptoms, death can result. Symptoms that can often go undiagnosed or be misdiagnosed include:

• Pain in Abdomen: if left undiagnosed or if misdiagnosed can turn out to be appendicitis
• Lump in Breast: if left undiagnosed may be breast cancer
• Bleeding in the Rectum: if left undiagnosed or if misdiagnosed can potentially lead to colorectal cancer
• Coughing: may be a symptom of mesothelioma or lung cancer

Typically medical malpractice in Michigan is not detected immediately. Sometimes it can take days, weeks, or even months to determine if you incurred damages that were caused by a doctor in Michigan misdiagnosing your symptoms. If surgery was performed and chronic pain or excessive fatigue occurred as a result and the doctor may be responsible, which could lead to a medical malpractice case.

According to the 2001 Bureau of Justice Statistics, people who died or suffered permanent injury as a result of malpractice in seventy-five of the largest U.S. counties made up 90 percent of medical malpractice cases, and approximately 50 percent of those cases were against surgeons.

When doctors misdiagnose patients, the result can be life-threatening. In order to win a medical malpractice claim, there needs to be proof, and the case needs to fall within the statute of limitations. The time-limit for filing such claims varies from one state to another. If you feel that you or a family member has suffered from medical malpractice in Michigan, contact the law firm of Keller & Keller to review your specific case and to seek legal advice.

If you have sustained catastrophic injuries that have prevented you from working and you are losing income, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Malpractice and wrongful death cases are complicated and require a qualified legal professional on your side. Contact the experienced Michigan medical malpractice attorneys at the law firm of Keller & Keller at (269) 983-7333. Call us today for your free legal evaluation.

We represent injured victims in the cities of Saint Joseph, Grand Rapids, Benton Township, Niles, Kalamazoo, South Bend, Battle Creek, Fort Wayne, Lansing, Elkhart, Granger, Benton Harbor, Benton Heights, Coloma, South Haven, Buchanan and Hagar Township, and throughout Michigan.

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