Arizona Medical Malpractice FAQs

• Q: Anesthesia Negligence
  A: Injury may occur when anesthesia is improperly given or not given in a timely manner to a patient. Medical malpractice is essentially the failure of a health care … More
• Q: Asthma/Respiratory Illness
  A: Asthma may occur in one life anywhere childhood to adulthood. Improper treatment of asthma could include the failure of the physician to place the patient on an … More
• Q: Birth Defects Or Injuries
  A: Most births and deliveries are handled appropriately by medical care professionals. However, medical negligence can occur during pregnancy. Sometimes physicians may … More
• Q: Misdiagnosis
  A: Medical malpractice is essentially the failure of a medical provider (including doctors, pharmacists, radiologists, laboratory technicians and doctors) to use … More
• Q: Nuclear Medicine (Cat Scans And Mris)
  A: CAT (computer axial tomography) Scans and MRI's (magnetic resonance imaging) save thousands of lives each year by detecting problems in their earliest stages and in … More
• Q: Nursing Home Injuries And Negligence
  A: Injuries suffered by residents of nursing homes may be recoverable under applicable state laws for medical malpractice. When health care providers fail to provide … More
• Q: Ob-Gyn
  A: OB or obstetrics malpractice may include failure of the obstetrician to properly perform his or her duties including failure to perform the proper laboratory tests, … More
• Q: Obtaining Informed Consent
  A: Medical procedures including surgery, some types of injections including injections for chronic pain control, require that you sign a consent form. In some instances … More
• Q: Pharmacist Malpractice
  A: Medical malpractice is the failure of a Health care provider, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, to treat his or her patient with a reasonable degree of … More
• Q: Psychiatric Or Psychological Malpractice
  A: These types of malpractice include failure to diagnose a specific problem resulting in harm to the patient or others. The committing of suicide, death or injury of … More