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Medicine is supposed to be a field of work for compassionate people. The idea behind medical care is that doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals can come to understand the nature of a malady a patient reports and help them address it. Having a doctor fail to address reported symptoms is a serious concern, especially in the case of extreme and life-threatening medical events, like heart attacks. If you are facing diagnosis and misdiagnosis problems, then please contact the legal Philadelphia Misdiagnosis Attorney at The Weitz Firm, LLC, . – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Sexism In Doctors Can Impact The Diagnostic Care Women Receive


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Sexism In Doctors Can Impact The Diagnostic Care
Women Receive
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Medicine is supposed to be a field of work for
compassionate people. The idea behind medical
care is that doctors, nurses, and other medical
professionals can come to understand the nature
of a malady a patient reports and help them
address it. Unfortunately, the success of the
medical treatment is often directly tied to both
the competency and biases of the doctor providing
care.
Many unacknowledged internal issues, including a
bias against obese adults or women, can impact
the kind of care that a patient receives. When a
doctors biases impact patient care, the end
result can be unnecessary suffering or a failure
to diagnose a condition in a timely manner. Women
are at increased risk of having a doctor ignore
symptoms, especially pain.
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Doctors Dont Believe Women Who Report Severe Pain
Believe it or not, women are actually much less
likely than men to receive adequate care for
chronic pain conditions. Doctors often do not
take self-reported symptoms from women seriously,
leaving them at risk for worsening conditions.
For some issues, like certain cancers, pain may
be the only warning sign. When doctors choose to
ignore that pain, the patient can end up with a
worse prognosis as a result.
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Patients Can Push Back Against Misdiagnosis And
Bias
Having a doctor fail to address reported
symptoms is a serious concern, especially in the
case of extreme and life-threatening medical
events, like heart attacks. Any patient who
believes that their delay in diagnosis as a
result of a doctors bias may have grounds for
seeking compensation for their misdiagnosis under
medical malpractice laws.
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Until more medical professionals end up dealing
with serious consequences for their biases and
prejudices, they will continue to allow their
inaccurate view of other human's impact on how
they practice medicine. Creating real, financial
consequences for discrimination in the medical
field is one of the best possible deterrents. If
you believe that gender bias played a role in a
potential medical malpractice case, you need to
take steps to stand up for yourself.
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If you are facing Diagnosis And Misdiagnosis
problems, then please contact the legal
Philadelphia Misdiagnosis Attorney at The Weitz
Firm, LLC,.
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Contact - The Weitz Firm, LLC
Address 1528 Walnut Street 4th
Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone
267-587-6240 Website https//www.theweitzfirm.co
m/contact.shtml
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