Failure To Diagnose

Dehydration can lead to a number of problems for people, especially for senior citizens. If someone is dehydrated, they may become thirsty or tired, develop dry skin or feel like their mouth is dry and sticky. In some cases, dehydration may lead to heat stroke, so...

Some New Mexico who are experiencing pulmonary disease symptoms might want their physicians to rule out idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. According to information published by the outreach organization Sounds of IPF, physicians initially misdiagnose over 50 percent of...

Those suffering skin disorders in New Mexico may soon be rethinking the idea of saving money through diagnosis and treatment at a distance. The practice of remote medical care, known as teledermatology, which has grown in popularity, was reviewed in a recent study for...

Cancer kills many people in New Mexico every year. There are certain types that are difficult to diagnose, especially during the early stages of the disease. People should be on the lookout for specific signs that one of these types of cancer may be present and then...

It has been estimated that one out of every seven men will eventually develop prostate cancer. When that cancer is not diagnosed in its early stages, it may spread quickly, making the long-term prognosis of a New Mexico male who has it less hopeful. Unfortunately,...

Lassa fever is a virus that causes hemorrhaging and fevers, and New Mexico residents may want to be aware that Mastomys rodents transmit it through their droppings and urine. In West Africa, it affects as many as 500,000 people every year, resulting in around 5,000...

Although patients in New Mexico and throughout the United States may feel that it is important to be assertive during medical appointments, those who demonstrate difficult behaviors could be more at risk of medical errors such as a misdiagnosis. Recent research...

New Mexico patients may have access to a better diagnostic method for tuberculosis in the future. At Stanford University School of Medicine, researchers have developed a blood test that identifies tuberculosis in children with a positive result accuracy of 86 percent....

Women in New Mexico who have anxiety might also suffer from undiagnosed heart disease based on a study published on Feb. 23 in an online medical journal. The symptoms of the two are similar and include shortness of breath, palpitations and fatigue. Women are more...

New Mexico patients may be interested in learning that about 10 percent of patient deaths are caused by diagnostic errors. The errors are often attributed to doctors sticking to an early diagnosis without considering other possibilities later on. Further, many...