When a Florida medical patient has cancer, that patient’s chances of recovering and beating cancer improve quite a bit when doctors make the cancer diagnosis within a timely manner. Yet, sometimes, certain types of cancer look similar to other medical conditions,...
What are the signs of chronic kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease involves the gradual loss of functioning kidneys. Unfortunately, kidney disease also has a high chance of being misdiagnosed or undiagnosed in the early stages by medical professionals. To avoid misdiagnosis, you may require second opinions....
Why is kidney disease so often undiagnosed in the Medicare population?
If you are age 65 or older, you stand a very good chance of having chronic kidney disease. Unfortunately, however, you also stand a very good chance of your CKD going undiagnosed by your Medicare primary care physician. A recent study by the Centers for Medicare &...
What causes delayed diagnosis?
It probably comes as no surprise that cancer is the number one cause of death in both developed and developing countries. While this is a grim statistic, the good news is that if certain types of cancer are found early enough in development, they can be treated...
Diagnosis of gynecological cancer
For most women in Florida, the thought of being diagnosed with gynecological cancer is scary. However, it is important to know that cancers that develop in a woman's reproductive organs are rare, and most can be easily treated if they are caught at an early stage....
Misdiagnosis could lead to improper antibiotic use
In hospitals and other health care facilities in Florida and around the country, antibiotics are sometimes being improperly used. This is often caused by a misdiagnosis or when the diagnosis is indeterminate. The improper use of antibiotics may have harmful effects....
The elements of a Florida malpractice case
Although doctors are not perfect, they are expected to do their job in accordance with the established standard of care. If a patient is injured during a medical procedure, there are many ways to establish that a preventable error caused that injury. In most cases, a...
Lung cancer screenings could be risky
Medicare announced in February that it will start providing yearly lung cancer screenings for some long-term smokers. However, Florida residents should be aware that the tests could lead to risky follow-ups. Patients who qualify for the complimentary annual spiral CT...
Florida breast cancer misdiagnosis
A new study alleges that roughly 75 percent of women from Florida to Alaska receive misdiagnoses of breast cancer due to improper biopsy interpretation. In the study, 100 pathologists were given biopsies from breast tissue and asked to review them. Three trial judges...
The consequences of misdiagnosed thyroid-related mental problems
Patients in Florida are becoming increasingly aware of the misdiagnosis of mental disorders that are actually caused by thyroid disease. A malfunctioning thyroid often presents the same symptoms as a number of mental health issues, including depression and anxiety....