Do you have rights when a doctor fails to diagnose a serious illness?

It is the job of a doctor to recognize the signs and symptoms of common conditions. If you go into a doctor's office complaining of fatigue, exhaustion, headache, joint pain, dizziness, a racing heart, difficulty breathing or any other symptom, it is your doctor's job to rule out any common conditions and to find the root cause. Yet too often, doctors do only the basic tests and then say, "It must be stress" or "Get more sleep."

If you have high risk factors or a family history of certain diseases, your doctor should routinely screen for those diseases and monitor your health to be sure that you aren't developing these conditions. Failure to follow up on your medical history is medical negligence.

When a there is a failure to diagnose, a delayed diagnosis or an under diagnosed condition, the patient is unable to receive the early treatment that might be necessary to keep the illness or injury from getting worse, and that might even save the patients life! Forty percent of malpractice claims (link to practice area) are the result of a doctor failing to diagnose a serious illness or injury.

The conditions that doctors most frequently fail to diagnose, include

• Heart attack / heart disease
• Breast cancer
• Appendicitis
• Lung cancer
• Colon cancer
• Diabetes
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

A failure to diagnose any of these conditions can be deadly. If you, or a family member, have a serious medical condition due to a failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis, you may be wondering what your rights are.

Failure to diagnose, delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis or under diagnosis may be considered medical malpractice. But, filing a medical malpractice claim is complicated. Consulting with an experienced lawyer is the best way to know if you have a claim, and whether you are entitled to compensation for your medical treatment, pain and suffering and other damages.

An experienced medical malpractice attorney can help. Attorney Lawrence Land (link to home page) has successfully (link to case results) represented personal injury and medical malpractice clients for over 33 years. When you call Mr. Land, he will listen to your story and go over your medical records. He will let you know if you have a case and what your rights are. If you do have a case, Lawrence will do everything he can to make sure that you get the compensation that you deserve for your injuries, illness and pain.

Contact (contact page) Lawrence right away. In Virginia, there is a two year time limit on medical malpractice lawsuits, so you don't want to delay. Call today so Lawrence Land (link to bio) can put his professional expertise, friendly approach, and successful track record to work for you.

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