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Dental Malpractice – A Violation of Basic Standard of Care

A simple medical or dental procedure can go horribly wrong, when basic standard of care is violated by the doctor or dentist. Due to this, the case of the patient becomes much more complicated, and the remedial measures to correct the original mistake are not only expensive, but can also cause lot of emotional trauma and physical suffering to the patient. This is a classic case of medical malpractice, where the complications could have been avoided if the doctor had not violated basic standard of care.

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Admitting Liability in a Medical Malpractice Case

In most medical malpractice cases, the defending doctor has failed to provide the required standard of care, which has resulted in harm to the patient. In certain cases, the liability is obvious, and the defendant’s lawyer might even recognize and agree that the doctor had clearly departed from providing good medical care. However, in most cases the doctor’s lawyer will not admit this in court and will waste time trying to prove to the court that the doctor was not responsible for the malpractice and the resulting injuries to the patient.

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A Minor Procedure can Damage a Person’s Life

Most medical malpractice cases are not about complicated surgical procedures, and in fact are to do with minor procedures that go horribly wrong because the doctor was unaware of the consequences of such procedure or did not have the right knowledge about the implants used in the procedure. Here is a case of a young person in New York who suffered extensive emotional and physical trauma because the doctor did not know what he was doing and failed to provide the required standard of care.

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Dealing with misdiagnosis issues

New York health care providers are among those who must contend with the implications of misdiagnosis. The issue is significant, and according to experts, solutions are slow in coming. The areas affected have remained consistent since the term and definition for misdiagnosis were coined in 2005. Diagnostic errors tend to be particularly common for cancer and cardiovascular issues as well as for infections. Some of the most common failure to diagnose issues include bowel perforation, pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction.

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Avoiding doctors errors

A typical visit to a doctor in New York consists of reviewing the patient’s medical records and continuation of treatment. It is important to disclose any pertinent information about the family history. Withholding this type of information may lead to improper diagnosis, incorrect prescriptions and inappropriate treatment. It is also vital to ask questions and become better educated about the entire process.

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