[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"A diagnostic error occurs when a physician or other medical professional reads or interprets your condition incorrectly. Common examples of diagnostic errors include:  Misdiagnosing asthma as chronic bronchitis Misdiagnosing a heart attack as heartburn, indigestion, gallstones, muscle strain, anxiety, or a panic attack Misdiagnosing Lyme disease as the flu, a cold, mononucleosis, or depression Misdiagnosing Parkinson\u2019s disease as a stroke, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, or symptoms of severe stress Misdiagnosing lupus as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, or chronic fatigue Misdiagnosing a stroke as vertigo, a migraine, or an inner ear infection Misdiagnosing appendicitis as gastroenteritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or a urinary tract infection (UTI)  Recent studies have demonstrated that women and people of color are significantly more likely to be misdiagnosed than patients who are male and white. Researchers suggest explicit and implicit racial biases may lead medical providers to dismiss self-reported information and pain levels from patients of color. Similarly, female patients tend to experience a relative lack of trust among medical professionals, who may also lack knowledge of how certain conditions affect women differently from men.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional is negligent in a way that causes harm to a patient. However, just because a provider makes a mistake does not necessarily mean they are liable for medical malpractice.  The failure to diagnose a patient\u2019s condition would be considered medical malpractice only if the provider followed a course of action that did not meet accepted medical standards of care to reach their diagnostic decision","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"If you suffered preventable harm because a doctor or other medical professional failed to diagnose your condition correctly, you have the right to sue for medical malpractice.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question3","text":"The difference between a non-negligent medical error and the type of negligence that counts as medical malpractice can be subtle and confusing. Even when everything goes well in a medical setting, it does not always guarantee a positive outcome. Furthermore, a simple mistake does not necessarily count as negligence if another reasonably careful provider with a similar background would have made a similar mistake under the same circumstances.  A medical error could also not rise to the level of negligence if the patient did not suffer any negative consequences from the mistake.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer3"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer"},"name":"What Are Some Common Medical Diagnostic Errors?","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Question"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer2"},"name":"Can You Sue for a Failure to Diagnose?","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Question1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer3"},"name":"Does a Medical Error Always Mean Negligence Occurred?","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Question2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Question","name":"Is Failure to Diagnose Considered Medical Malpractice?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#Thing"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Failure to Diagnose Medical Conditions in Arizona","item":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/failure-to-diagnose-medical-condition\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]