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Misdiagnosis: How does it happen?

Dated : 24th March 2015

Misdiagnosis is when a patient is diagnosed with the wrong illness or injury by their doctor it can also be delayed diagnosis. Misdiagnosis can happen by accident, negligence, or errors in diagnostic tests.

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Telemedicine: Good or Bad?

Dated : 3rd March 2015

Telemedicine is used by most of the patients, hospitals, and physicians around the country. Is telemedicine good or bad? It has a variety of benefits like it has improved access to healthcare for many. Secondly like the patients who live in remote areas who cannot travel to a physician or those who need a specialist, but the closest one is too far. With telemedicine, healthcare can be in everyone’s doorstep. This includes getting help in real-time. The patient does not have to wait weeks before seeing a specialist and can get answers sooner than usual.

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Common Misdiagnosed Illnesses

Dated : 20th February 2015

In the world of medicine, there are a lot of illnesses. Unfortunately, there are quite a few that are commonly misdiagnosed. In order to avoid any mishap or heartache, here are some common misdiagnosed illnesses that you and your closest loved ones can prevent. The first one is lupus which is a chronic inflammatory disease. The symptoms of lupus are fatigue, rash, joint pain; and damage to the kidney, heart, and lungs. This disease can be misdiagnosed for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis. In order to prevent a misdiagnosis of lupus, the ANA and lupus erythematosus cell tests can be used for positive results of active lupus.

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