misdiagnose
misdiagnose
definition
verb
Not only are such spurious therapies nauseating in their own right, but they misdiagnose the disease.
make an incorrect diagnosis of (a particular illness).
example
‘My pride as a doctor led me to 'misdiagnose' a patient, who then went blind as a result,’ writes one.
Not only are such spurious therapies nauseating in their own right, but they 'misdiagnose' the disease.
If they 'misdiagnose' an illness it can have a catastrophic effect on our lives.
These overly fatigued interns are more likely to 'misdiagnose' illnesses and prescribe the wrong medication or dosage (with sometimes-fatal consequences).
He said it was these children - without a family history of bone disease - who faced ‘significant risk’ of 'misdiagnosis' .
Reye's syndrome is often 'misdiagnosed' as encephalitis or meningitis, two complications that often appear in case studies of varicella deaths.
She was 'misdiagnosed' with gastro-enteritis, and transferred to Castle Hill because it was felt she was infectious.
When she sought medical help, doctors 'misdiagnosed' her illness as tuberculosis and she was directed to a hospital in Pondicherry.
The AP reported how doctors in training 'misdiagnosed' diseases caused by bioterrorism more than half the time on multiple-choice tests.
In the respiratory field in our hospital, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or the hyperventilation syndrome are 'misdiagnosed' as having asthma almost daily.
‘My childhood memories are of being in and out of hospital and the condition was 'misdiagnosed' as bronchitis or pneumonia,’ he said.
Ten patients would have been 'misdiagnosed' as being infected with a pure population of susceptible H pylori.
You may not have heard of it before, and despite a growing community of groups keen to get the word out, people are often 'misdiagnosed' with terrible consequences, as you'll hear.
A child with Tourette's syndrome who is 'misdiagnosed' and placed an a stimulant such as Ritalin or Cylert will, in the words of the parents, ‘Go wild.’
People seem to see doctors as infallible, superhuman professionals, but I know that they can be susceptible to mistakes, 'misdiagnosis' or even pressure from patients.
Gender bias in the medical system means that women are often 'misdiagnosed' , under-screened and inappropriately treated.
She hopes that Sarah isn't sicker than she thought or that the doctor hasn't 'misdiagnosed' her and something more serious is wrong with her.
‘We took her to the doctors on a number of occasions and at first she was 'misdiagnosed' ,’ she said.
My physiotherapist and an orthopaedic surgeon have examined the scan results and said I was 'misdiagnosed' .
The 'misdiagnosis' meant that administration of intravenous antibiotics, which could have improved her condition, was delayed for at least 24 hours.
When she was born a treatable disease was 'misdiagnosed' , and she was paralyzed.
Children are being put off sport and sometimes damaged for life because of 'misdiagnosis' and mistreatment of their playing injuries, says a Sheffield-based surgeon.
If murine typhus was 'misdiagnosed' as remittent fever, then typhus was more wide spread than previously considered.
I eventually had surgery, but the doctors had 'misdiagnosed' me, and they permanently ruined my feet.
Four of the 11 patients who developed anthrax in 2001 initially were 'misdiagnosed' with viral syndrome, bronchitis, or gastroenteritis.
During the prodromal phase, herpes zoster may be 'misdiagnosed' as cardiac disease, pleurisy, a herniated nucleus pulposus or various gastrointestinal or gynecologic disorders.
In chronic smoldering cases, inflammatory bowel disease can be 'misdiagnosed' , and treatment with steroids only exacerbates the infection.
There is no doubt that thousands of children are 'misdiagnosed' and put on Ritalin - children who may have even more serious disorders and who should be given different treatment.
It turned out that she was 'misdiagnosed' as having Crohn's, but she was glad to have given her body an overhaul, particularly when she suffered a perforated appendix a few years later.
This syndrome is frequently 'misdiagnosed' as anxiety, tension or psychotic exacerbation’.
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