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A missed diagnosis becomes medical malpractice if it causes harm and meets the criteria. Healthcare professionals have the crucial responsibility of adhering to accepted standards.
Even though experienced and skilled doctors can make diagnostic errors, misdiagnosis alone doesn't automatically constitute a medical malpractice case.
For a malpractice claim to be valid, the misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose must result in inadequate medical care, possibly delayed treatment, or lack of treatment.
It's a requirement in a valid malpractice case that these omissions should deteriorate a patient's overall condition.
Misdiagnosis cases can have various scenarios, including:
A doctor may accurately diagnose one condition in some instances but misdiagnose another, overlook the need for a second diagnosis, or fail to recognize complications that alter or exacerbate an existing condition.