With the multitude of technological advances that have occurred in the field of medicine, it is difficult to comprehend that a patient could still be wrongly diagnosed in this day and time.  It seems impossible and inconceivable that a patient could be diagnosed by a professionally trained physician with a disease or illness that they do not even have.  Patients that are wrongly diagnosed may be injured in more ways than one.  Not only does the patient have to deal with the pain and suffering inflicted on them by the diagnosis and the fear it brings, but the patient may also be subjected to unnecessary and painful medical treatments.  Often these treatments carry with them adverse side affects that can cause either temporary or permanent damage to the individual's health and quality of life.  Before a diagnosis is made, the physician should carefully review all information to ensure that they are giving the patient the correct diagnosis.  Otherwise, the physician may be sued for medical malpractice if the patient discovers that they are not suffering from the disease with which they were diagnosed and treated.

     When a patient describes the symptoms that they have been experiencing to their physician, the physician many times is not able to make an immediate diagnosis.  Medical tests may be required in order to determine what illness is causing the patient's symptoms.  Many illnesses have similar symptoms; therefore, physicians have to take great pains to make certain they all necessary tests have been conducted in order to make a correct diagnosis.  Because many medications can have harmful side effects, it is imperative that patients not be prescribed medications for illnesses or diseases they do not have.  A cost-benefit analysis usually needs to be considered before any medication is prescribed, as most medications carry potential health risks.  In some cases, the risk of leaving the illness untreated is greater than the risks posed by the medication.  However, if the patient does not have the illness the medication is designed to treat, then the patient has just taken a harmful medication without purpose or benefit to their health.

    A wrong diagnosis can not only affect the patient's physical health but their mental health as well.  The anguish experienced by individuals when diagnosed with an illness or disease is often overwhelming and can be debilitating.  When a patient suffers this type of emotional distress due to a wrong diagnosis, the party responsible for the wrong diagnosis should be held accountable.  While most physicians correctly diagnose their patients, there are those physicians that can and do wrongly diagnose their patients.  Patients that have been wrongly diagnosed and suffered physically and emotionally due to the wrong diagnosis may be entitled to compensation by the responsible party.

    The law firm of Robinson and Associates employs attorneys that are dedicated to assisting individuals in Maryland and Washington D.C. that have been victims of medical malpractice.  Robinson and Associates is a law firm with years of experience regarding medical malpractice claims and provide no obligation consultations to those individuals in Maryland and Washington D.C. that have been wrongly diagnosed by their physician.

When doctors, nurses, or other licensed healthcare providers fail to provide proper and timely treatment to their patients, wrongful death may occur.  Wrongful death can be defined as a death the results from the negligence or other unjust actions of another party. Examples of wrongful death may include: death that occurs during surgery, death that occurs during labor and delivery, death resulting from ingestion of prescription medication, death that occurs due to failure to diagnose.  Because patients trust their doctor with their health, a doctor has an obligation to his or her patients to provide them with the best care possible.  When doctors fail to meet the obligations and responsibilities they have to their patients, the results can be devastating.

Wrongful deaths usually occur without warning, and the victim's family is never prepared for the early demise of their loved one.  Wrongful death is especially shocking when the victim's family comes to the realization that their loved one died unnecessarily at the hands of a medical provider.  Parents that were prepared to take their newborn baby home leave the hospital empty-handed because the baby died during labor and delivery due to the doctor's negligence.  A wife leaves the hospital without her husband after he was to undergo a routine, non life threatening operation because anesthesia was administered incorrectlyy.  A child loses his or her mother due to an adverse reaction because the wrong medication was prescribed by the mother's doctor.  These scenarios are not only heartbreaking but unnecessary, preventable, and avoidable.

A wrongful death can be both emotionally and financially ruinous for the victim's family.  The family may lose their sole financial provider, and funeral costs can be very expensive.  Additionally, families are also usually faced with overwhelming medical expenses.  When a wrongful death occurs at the hands of a licensed healthcare provider, families can file a wrongful death lawsuit in order recoup some of their financial losses as well as be provided compensation for their loss of compansionship and emotional distress.  The families of wrongful death victims in Maryland and Washington D.C. can contact the law firm of Robinson and Associates for assistance with their wrongful death claim.  Robinson and Associates has years of experience helping families in Maryland and Washington D.C. successfully negotiate or litigate settlements for medical malpractice claims.