While most people think that an error in medications or treatment is medical malpractice, misreading the results of a test, such as a mammogram, is also considered to be medical malpractice.<\/p>\n
Many people just don’t stop to think that there may be an error when it comes to reading the results of their medical tests. They just assume that when the results are in, that whatever they say is the actual results. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case and in some instances, misreading a medical test may result in injuries or even death.<\/p>\n
An example of one area of medical malpractice is when a doctor misdiagnoses breast cancer. There are unusually two fairly common mistakes made that may delay diagnosis. The first error is failing to order a diagnostic test in the first place in order to rule out cancer if a lump is present in the breast. The second mistake is misreading (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While most people think that an error in medications or treatment is medical malpractice, misreading the results of a test, such as a mammogram, is also considered to be medical malpractice. Many people just don’t stop to think that there…<\/span><\/p>\n