1. They Get the Diagnosis Wrong Sometimes
Doctors are human too and make mistakes from time to time.
People often think that doctors are incapable of errors, given the amount of time they spend studying. However, you would be surprised to know that in 2015, a study conducted by the US Institute of Medicine found out that more or less 12 million Americans will receive a wrong diagnosis at least once in their lifetime. Also, a recent study found out that 20% of people with serious, life-threatening conditions are diagnosed incorrectly.
The reason isn’t necessarily because of a doctor’s incompetence but because of the hundreds of diseases to consider in addition to the thousands of symptoms to analyze. However, newer and more improved diagnostics have markedly decreased this. If you feel that you have been diagnosed incorrectly, it wouldn’t hurt to seek a second opinion.
