Even doctors can make mistakes sometimes. But, as you can imagine, these mistakes could have costly consequences. One big example of this is a diagnostic error. When a doctor incorrectly diagnoses a condition or fails to spot the signs to… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘misdiagnosed’
Signs of Medical Negligence in Radiology
A radiologist is a specialist whose job is to evaluate and interpret radiological films, that is pictures, for diagnosis. The most common example is x-rays, but this can include MRIs, ultrasounds and even mammograms. Misdiagnosis is an unfortunately prevalent form… Read More
Can a Stroke Cause a Spinal Cord Injury?
There is actually a medical term for when a stroke causes a spinal cord injury–a spinal stroke. It occurs when blood is restricted from flowing to the spinal cord; though this isn’t a common stroke, accounting for only 1.25% of… Read More