Does the Standard of Care Require a “Worst is First” Approach to Diagnosis?

Source: The Verdict, Issue 150 / Fall 2016
Author: Natalia Ivolgina
The Verdict, Issue 150 / Fall 2016

Often medical malpractice lawsuits allege negligence related to making a diagnosis. Is the physician obliged to rule out the most urgent and life-threatening conditions, even if they are statistically unlikely, before arriving at more common and benign diagnosis? In this article Natalia reviews how two recent BC cases have approached this issue.

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