A “failure to diagnose” is when a doctor fails to properly and timely diagnose a condition or disease, and that delay leads to complications or injuries that would not have happened but for the delay. Types of “failure to diagnose” cases vary widely, but frequent examples include:
- Failure to diagnose cancer;
- Failure to diagnose aneurysm;
- Failure to diagnose pulmonary embolism;
- Failure to diagnose infection;
- Failure to diagnose pneumonia;
- Failure to diagnose childhood disorders;
- And many more.
If you believe you or a loved one has been the victim of this type of medical negligence, contact St. Louis medical malpractice attorney Todd N. Hendrickson.
