Here are some types of medical malpractice in Pennsylvania:
- Misdiagnosis
- Failing to order tests that should have been ordered based on symptoms
- Misreading test results
- Leaving a foreign object in the body
- Dosing errors with medication
- Filling a prescription with the wrong medicine
- Birth injuries
- Failing to take the appropriate steps for pain management
- Missing signs and symptoms of a diagnosis
- Attempting to handle a complex matter that the health care professional isn’t properly trained for
- Surgical errors; procedural errors