misdiagnosis
Incorrect medical assessment
Misdiagnosis is an incorrect identification of a disease, condition, or problem.
In medicine, it means a doctor has identified the wrong illness or failed to identify the correct one: The misdiagnosis delayed treatment for months.
The term extends beyond medicine to any situation where the root cause of a problem is wrongly identified: Their misdiagnosis of the company's troubles led to ineffective reforms.
conditions
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
autism · tuberculosis · stroke · appendicitis · meningitis · PCOS · autoimmune
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
ADHD · autism · tuberculosis · stroke · appendicitis · meningitis · PCOS · autoimmune
comorbidity
Simultaneous presence of diseases
- miscommunicationFailed exchange of meaning
complications
Difficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- medical issuessymptoms, complications, treatment failure, infection control, chronic pain
- healthcare problemsmedical errors, high costs, long waits, staffing shortages, coverage gaps
- malpracticemalpractice, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, malpractice insurance, professional negligence
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, surgical error, surgical errors, wrong medication, prescription error
- medical lawmalpractice, medical liability, informed consent, medical licensing, medical negligence
- diagnostic errorsfalse negative, false positive, overdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, lab error