The purpose of doctors is to provide an expert service that will keep you healthy and help you recover from any conditions that you might acquire. While most are adept at doing this, there are certain doctors that make mistakes. The problem is that these mistakes can cost you your health and your life. That’s why these mistakes classify as medical malpractice. Below are four signs that you may have been a victim of malpractice.
You’re Not Getting Well
The biggest sign that you’ve been a victim of malpractice is that your symptoms aren’t subsiding. Your condition may actually be getting worse because the real problem isn’t being treated or you’re being given a treatment that exacerbates your problems. If your condition becomes progressively worse, then it’s time to seek a second or third opinion. Depending upon the severity of your condition, you might want to consider seeking reparations for malpractice.
Lack of a Prompt Diagnosis
In the field of healthcare, a prompt diagnosis can mean the difference between life and death. Delaying for too long can make a disease worse to the point that it may even become untreatable.
Ensure that your health provider doesn’t delay to make a diagnosis. Procrastination can allow your condition to progress from something curable into a terminal illness.
Failure to Look at Every Angle
There are routine procedures for diagnosing conditions, just as there are certain indicators in the blood and body that can help a doctor diagnose a condition. The problem is that many symptoms can apply to other conditions, which are not the cause of your problems.
Your doctor needs to look at your symptoms and test results. He or she should not rely solely upon one test or gut instinct to make a diagnosis.
Your Doctor’s Ignoring You
It is the responsibility of your doctor to listen to you, especially when you think that something isn’t quite right about your treatment. Your voice is the one thing that can notify your doctor that your condition isn’t responding to your treatment. If your doctor ignores you, regardless of the reason, then malpractice has occurred.
Resolving Medical Malpractice Before It’s Too Late
Medical malpractice occurs too frequently. It represents a failure in the healthcare industry that can cost you your livelihood, your well-being and a small fortune to fix.
Promptly resolving malpractice prevents problems from becoming worse and allows the right treatment to occur. Seeking reparations for it can aid in repairing the unnecessary pain and suffering that malpractice caused.
Informational Credit to McLaughlin & Lauricella, P.C.
