Misdiagnosis / Failure to Diagnose

Medical Malpractice and the Failure to Diagnose Cancer or Serious Illness

Mitchell Hurst Jacobs & Dick, LLP in Muncie and Indianapolis

Medical diagnosis is a complex skill. It's not unusual to fail to make a proper diagnosis at an initial visit and, depending upon the complexity of the case and how much is known about the condition, it can take some time for a doctor to make an accurate diagnosis.

The point at which a misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose or communicate an effective treatment plan to the patient becomes a potential medical malpractice case is when negligence has played a significant role and the delays caused by that failure could mean the condition has become much worse, even fatal.

If you suffered a worsening of your medical condition, or a family member died at the hands of a medical professional because of a failure to diagnose a medical condition, the Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Mitchell Hurst Jacobs & Dick, LLP can help you bring an injury claim. Contact our Indianapolis or Muncie law office to schedule a free consultation and case evaluation or call us toll-free at 866.675.4217.

Experience and Resources to Build an Effective Case

We have been helping victims of medical malpractice obtain financial settlements for 25 years. Our medical malpractice attorney is also a registered nurse with experience in intensive care and hospital risk management. Put this experience and skill to work for you if your situation involved:

• A pathologist, radiologist or other medical professional misreading a lab or test result, MRI or mammogram
• A doctor failing to order necessary laboratory tests, blood work, or a biopsy
• Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose breast cancer, ovarian cancer, brain cancer, meningitis
• Emergency room errors, such as failing to diagnose and treat a stroke or a heart attack
• Failure to identify onset of labor or fetal distress, leading to birth injuries and brain damage from lack of oxygen

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If you or a family member suffered serious injuries because of negligence at a hospital or clinic, contact the Indianapolis or Muncie law office of Mitchell Hurst Jacobs & Dick to schedule a free initial consultation with a medical malpractice lawyer, or call us toll free at 866.675.4217.

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