Failure To Diagnose and Treat Pneumonia

Our Michigan medical malpractice lawyers frequently represent children in cases against negligent doctors, clinics, and hospitals. One type of case is the failure to properly treat and diagnose the condition of childhood pneumonia.

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs that is usually caused by an infection from bacteria, fungus, virus, or other organism. Most cases of pneumonia develop suddenly, with the following symptoms:

• Chest pain
• Fever
• Chills
• Coughing
• Shortness of breath

Pneumonia often follows a cold or flu, but it can develop independently of a prior illness. Pneumonia is a serious disease in anyone, but is a particular concern for senior citizens, infants, and young children, all of whose immune systems may be easily weakened or not yet fully developed. Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in children.

Pneumonia can be treated through antibiotics, but the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains is a growing problem. Because of this risk and because of the severity of the infection, it is important for your doctor to take affirmative steps to prevent pneumonia from developing in the first place. Once pneumonia develops, early diagnosis and treatment may help minimize the consequences of the disease, but this is no substitute for avoiding an infection in the first place.

Failure to diagnose pneumonia, failure to order proper testing and treatment, and failure to refer a patient to a specialist can all give rise to a valid medical malpractice claim. The Michigan medical malpractice lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. have experience handling pneumonia malpractice cases and other similar medical malpractice cases.

Parents can learn more about medical malpractice lawsuits by visiting our firm's medical malpractice section. Another great resource on Michigan medical malpractice cases is our FREE BOOK, "The Ultimate Medical Malpractice Handbook," which will answer many questions you may have on these cases.

We handle Michigan medical malpractice cases involving misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, wrongful death, emergency room errors, surgery mistakes, anesthesia injuries, failure to diagnose cancer, gallbladder surgery, bariatric and gastric bypass surgery, medication errors, pharmacy, meningitis, pneumonia, lasik surgery, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, strokes, pulmonary embolism, blindness, cauda equina syndrome, oral cancer, blood clots, hospital falls, spinal surgery, heart attacks, hospital infections, and all other medical negligence cases.

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