Medical malpractice is essentially the failure of a medical provider (including doctors, pharmacists, radiologists, laboratory technicians and nurses) to use reasonable care in treating a patient.

However, the general rule is that they owe their patients the standard of care generally accepted by the medical profession with regard to the same or similar circumstances. Medical malpractice may include the failure of a medical provider to properly perform their duties including the diagnosis of your condition. Misdiagnosis may include the failure to run certain diagnostic tests or failure to diagnose a condition in a timely manner. Such negligence could result in serious injury to you.