Internal medicine is a clinical speciality that provides non-surgical healthcare for adults. Internists are responsible for the care of a wide range of pathologies such as autoimmune, hormonal, infectious diseases... The range of patients who usually pass through the hands of internists is very varied, which requires them to have a high level of knowledge in the management of the symptoms of very different diseases. The Internal Medicine Department is the backbone of Spanish hospitals: not only do they determine the convenience of performing complementary diagnostic tests, but they also guide most of the clinical diagnoses and, of course, most of the diagnoses made in the Emergency Department.

The most common error in Internal Medicine is the error/delay in diagnosis due to an incorrect interpretation of the clinical picture or an insufficient diagnostic attitude (lack of examination, lack of indication of complementary tests...). Errors in the diagnosis and treatment of a pathology can have fatal and/or irreversible consequences.

In addition to the high level of demand to which internists are subjected on the ward, the pressure and stress in the emergency department, combined with increasingly scarce resources, lead to the frequent occurrence of adverse events.

As health liability lawyers, we are highly familiar with the problems involved in Internal Medicine and Emergency Departments.

The Medical Liability Department of Belzuz Abogados is at your disposal to guide you through the claims process, to clarify your doubts and to ensure that, when you make the decision to claim, you have all the information you need. Contact us: we will examine your case.

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