Figures reveal diagnostic errors cause death and injury in 40,000 to 80,000 patients annually. A diagnostic error in Albuquerque, New Mexico, occurs when the doctor diagnoses the wrong condition or doesn't find one, delaying treatment. Many conditions and illnesses...
Medical Malpractice
Protect your facility or yourself from a malpractice lawsuit
Operating a nursing home, providing hospice care or acting as a home health aide in New Mexico means following specific protocols to ensure the patient gets the best possible care. If you're in any of these positions and want to safeguard against an accusation of...
Why are internists being sued?
Your trust your doctor to do everything that he or she can to come up with the correct diagnosis. However, patients in New Mexico and across the country are increasingly filing lawsuits against their internists for not coming up with the correct diagnosis and other...
What to know about cancer misdiagnosis
Medical malpractice is when a doctor falls below a minimum care standard, causing injury to patients. Medical malpractice can occur in many ways and often involves broken down systems that make it difficult for medical providers to meet the standard of care....
Heart attack symptoms misdiagnosed in women
The number of women that are misdiagnosed when having a heart attack in New Mexico is appalling. In fact, reports have shown that doctors miss heart attack signs in women about 50% of the time and that 1 in every 4 women die as a result. Let's find out why this...
Eye injuries caused by off-label drugs prescribed by physicians
Residents of Albuquerque and nearby areas of New Mexico may want to learn more about how the use of off-label drugs prescribed by doctors are causing eye problems as well as other issues. According to Retina Today, an estimated one-fifth of the drugs prescribed today...
Surgery and medical malpractice
People in New Mexico who seek medical treatment for health conditions place their trust in the doctors and medical staff who provide them with care. Unfortunately, however, things sometimes go wrong and leave patients with worsened conditions and further injuries....
Issues with diagnosing oral cancer correctly in New Mexico
Many people are not diagnosed with oral cancer until the third or fourth stage. Often, the symptoms should have been noticed by a medical professional, but they get overlooked by a dentist or physician. You may benefit from learning more about some of the issues with...
Objects left in patients after surgery
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor in Albuquerque, New Mexico, doesn't follow a basic standard of care, causing patient harm. Surgical errors count as malpractice, which includes several types of potential mistakes. A common type of surgical error is leaving...
Why missing high blood pressure can be dangerous
Many women in New Mexico and around the country have high blood pressure but have not been properly diagnosed. When high blood pressure is not diagnosed and treated, it can lead to heart failure, heart attacks, strokes, and other problems. Unfortunately, it is...