Failure to Diagnose in Arizona

Medical Malpractice Attorney Serving Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler, Yuma & Glendale

If you went to the doctor or visited the emergency room and were mistreated or were turned away due to a doctor’s failure to diagnose your condition, and you suffered a severe injury as a result, you may have grounds for a medical malpractice claim against that physician or perhaps against the hospital or other facility where the incident occurred. In some cases, a claim may be brought against an insurance company for refusing to pay for crucial testing that would have allowed a doctor to properly diagnose a medical condition. Arizona malpractice attorney David H. Cluff is highly experienced in handling these claims, having worked in this industry for over 20 years. He is dedicated to providing wronged patients with the utmost care and personalized legal service through the life of their claim.

Your initial consultation is free. If you would like to discuss the failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis that caused your or a loved one’s severe injuries, please do not hesitate to call us or contact us online.

How Failure to Diagnose Can Be Deadly

Diagnosis is a crucial part of the services a physician provides. We rely upon doctors to determine what is wrong when we are feeling unwell or are injured. We can only provide information about what we feel and what occurred; it will then be up to the doctor to evaluate this information, look at our medical history, and determine what is going on. If further tests are required, the doctor should perform these in order to get a better idea of the condition from which a patient is suffering – whether this is an illness or was caused by physical trauma of some kind.

Depending on the case, a failure to diagnose may result in lasting injury or may even lead to the death of a patient. This is particularly prevalent in conditions such as cancer, heart attack, stroke, or serious brain injury.

Did a failure to diagnose lead to your injuries or the loss of a loved one? Contact Arizona medical malpractice lawyer David Cluff today.