Signs of bad medical care
A doctor can be guilty of malpractice if they don't diagnose or treat a patient correctly. This could include not giving clear permission. It could also mean not taking care of a patient who is under anesthesia. One sign of malpractice is not finishing an exam or only using a few simple tests to make a diagnosis. Also, the treatment might not be right for the way the patient is feeling. Medical malpractice can take many different forms, but failure to diagnose is one of the most common. If a doctor doesn't give the right diagnosis to a patient, the patient may have to go through painful or even life-threatening consequences. A doctor might not be able to make a diagnosis for a number of reasons, such as a lack of training, physician fatigue, or a misunderstanding. When a patient first shows a doctor a symptom, he or she expects the doctor to take it seriously and do everything that needs to be done to figure out what's wrong. In the U.S. health care system, it's all to...