Unfortunately lab errors are so very common Dr. Mercola stated that in 1999 it was reported that up to 98,000 people die every single year due to medical mistakes, lab errors, etc. Now being that this was taken back in 1999 we have made many medical advances and we have taken more precautions to help bring down those numbers. Sometimes we are so busy and even let our egos get the best of us and we might think we know what’s wrong but the truth is you really never know fully what could be wrong with someone until you really look into what’s going on. Just because it looks like a cold doesn’t mean it is one. I have watched a show called house a lot and if that’s anyway the medical field really works then what I’m saying should really be taken
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Why? Because there are so many common symptoms associated with so many different illnesses. Some diseases even hide behind others and as you’re being treated for one thing the doctors may not even notice something else. Make sure when you go into the hospital or to your primary care doctor you need to let them know every single little detail about maybe something unusual that’s been going on with your body no matter how small or embarrassing because that could be the one thing that lets them know okay yeah it’s not this thing it’s something else. Dr. Mercola also stated that five percent of adults who seek outpatient care will experience a diagnostic error. These errors are thought to contribute to at least ten percent of patient deaths and seventeen percent of unfavorable events in hospitals. A case from CNN said that a 51 year old woman that had a family of heart disease asked her doctor to have her tested for about 3 months and when they finally got her an appointment the same day she passed away. Another case from CNN states that a doctor mistook a blood clot in the lungs of a 33-year old woman for an asthma attack, leading to her death. So I feel what these cases say to me is that doctors aren’t paying attention. Yes
Why? Because there are so many common symptoms associated with so many different illnesses. Some diseases even hide behind others and as you’re being treated for one thing the doctors may not even notice something else. Make sure when you go into the hospital or to your primary care doctor you need to let them know every single little detail about maybe something unusual that’s been going on with your body no matter how small or embarrassing because that could be the one thing that lets them know okay yeah it’s not this thing it’s something else. Dr. Mercola also stated that five percent of adults who seek outpatient care will experience a diagnostic error. These errors are thought to contribute to at least ten percent of patient deaths and seventeen percent of unfavorable events in hospitals. A case from CNN said that a 51 year old woman that had a family of heart disease asked her doctor to have her tested for about 3 months and when they finally got her an appointment the same day she passed away. Another case from CNN states that a doctor mistook a blood clot in the lungs of a 33-year old woman for an asthma attack, leading to her death. So I feel what these cases say to me is that doctors aren’t paying attention. Yes