Types of Medical Malpractice
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Here we'll take a closer look at the kinds of actions (or inaction) that can rise to the level of medical malpractice -- including misdiagnosis, errors in treatment, and mistakes involving the administration of medicine.
Introduction
A big picture look at common ways that medical malpractice can occur.
Get a sense of what medical malpractice is (and is not) with these examples.
Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis Cases
A look at key medical and legal issues in misdiagnosis cases.
Not every case of misdiagnosis is actionable as medical malpractice.
Getting your medical malpractice claim started after a misdiagnosis.
When the right diagnosis isn't a timely one, a patient can be harmed by the delay.
Spotting the difference betweeen pneumonia and similar conditions can be critical for patients.
When a procedure ends up being unnecessary, what are a patient's legal rights?
Surgical Errors
These surgery errors lead to a significant number of medical malpractice lawsuits each year.
A look at three recent medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from surgical errors.
Surgical errors sometimes result in nerve damage. How does that affect a malpractice case?
Other Types of Medical Malpractice
Medical product liability claims are made against the manufacturers or sellers of the products. Read on to learn more.
When a dentist provides sub-standard care, it may rise to the level of malpractice.
A look at key legal issues in a malpractice case against a psychiatrist or other mental health professional.
A hospital ER can be a chaotic place, but that doesn't excuse serious medical errors that end up harming a patient.
When a patient is harmed by a doctor's cessation of care, a malpractice case may result.
Ananaesthesiologists' errors can form the basis for a medical malpractice case. Learn more.
It's rare, but it does happen. Here are your legal options if you've been harmed.