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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Most of the medical malpractice lawsuits are due to either delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis of the medical illness, condition or the non visible injuries. When the error in the diagnosis of the medical condition by the doctor leads to the delay in treatment, incorrect treatment or in a worst scenario, no treatment at all, it becomes the cause of concern. The patient’s medical condition may deteriorate or the patient may even die. But at the same time, error in diagnosis in itself cannot form the basis of sustainable medical malpractice lawsuit. To find out if your medical malpractice claim is sustainable or not, you should consult a Personal Injury Lawyer Brampton who has the necessary expertise in dealing with such type of personal injury lawsuit.
You should always keep in mind that the law will never hold the treating doctor(s) legally responsible for
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Only a competent Personal Injury Lawyer Brampton, having the experience in medical negligence will be able to determine this and opine if you have a successful case of medical negligence.
In itself, the delayed diagnosis or the misdiagnosis cannot form the basis of evidence of negligence. You should always keep in mind that even a skilled doctor can sometimes make errors in diagnosis even after being careful to the expected standards.
The main key in determining whether the said doctor was negligent, is to evaluate what the doctor did or did not do while arriving at the diagnosis. Many doctors use the method of “differential diagnosis” in a systematic manner to come to the conclusion and identify the patient’s problem. Depending upon the doctor’s evaluation, the doctor should either rule out or confirm the problem by carrying out the relevant diagnostic

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