How Failure to Diagnose Cases are Settled or Awarded

    ORLANDO, FL, December 09, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Most people place a great deal of trust in the abilities of their physicians, specialists, medical staff and medical facilities to timely and properly diagnose and treat their illnesses. Unfortunately, many patients are victimized when these trusted professionals fail to recognize symptoms and allow diseases or other medical conditions to invade their bodies.

The result of these failure to diagnose cases can be devastating and even deadly. When mistakes of this magnitude cause a patient to suffer complications, injury or death due to the negligence of a health care professional or facility, medical malpractice has occurred.

Proving medical malpractice against a health care professional or medical facility is a challenging and complicated task. It is not advised that victims take on this challenge alone, but rather enlist the support and knowledge of an experienced medical malpractice attorney who is thoroughly familiar with the technical ins-and-outs of this type of litigation.

What must be proved in a failure to diagnose case?
When a patient or the patient's family believe that a medical professional is responsible for injuries or wrongful death resulting from the failure to diagnose such medical conditions as cancer, stroke, heart attack or other serious conditions, the burden of proof lies with the victim. The victim must demonstrate that:

-- The medical professional failed to diagnose the victim's medical condition and/or failed to enlist the support of a different physician or specialist
-- If the condition had been diagnosed properly and timely, the complications, injuries or death could have been prevented
-- The medical professional or medical facility failed to provide the accepted standard level of care

How do medical malpractice attorneys help prove failure to diagnose cases?
Medical malpractice attorneys are masters at deciphering the actions and inactions of the medical professionals in question, both with their own knowledge as well as by enlisting the support of expert medical witnesses or recognized members of the medical community.

Depending on the type of failure to diagnose case, medical malpractice attorneys will help evaluate your case and prove malpractice with the testimony of renowned medical specialists such as oncologists and cardiologists.

The goal is to determine that given the same information, medical history and symptoms of the patient, the majority of similar health care professionals would have either been able to correctly diagnose the medical condition or would have consulted a specialist for further analysis or examinations.

Not all failure to diagnose cases go to trial. In fact, many are settled out of court. Medical malpractice attorneys work to help victims and their families recoup financial restitution for such hardships as:

-- Medical bills
-- Long or short-term medical care
-- Loss of wages or benefits
-- Funeral expenses
-- Pain and suffering

It is also important to note that not all failure to diagnose cases result in medical malpractice. A skilled medical malpractice attorney will help alleged victims determine whether or not they have a viable case against the health care professional or facility.

The Orlando, Florida law firm of Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter has helped many victims and their families obtain compensation in failure to diagnose cases. If you are in need of legal assistance for medical malpractice, please visit their website to learn more about the failure to diagnose representation they provide.

Website: http://www.thefloridafirm.com

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