No Review of Test Result, and Girl Suffers Wrong Dx for Years

Published: Dec. 23, 2016, 10 a.m.

b'An 8-year old girl was treated over three years for a condition she never had. Multiple providers missed a test result that showed she had celiac disease, so it went untreated and she suffered. The resulting lawsuit resulted in a settlement against two of her doctors. This case study not only reviews the facts, but it also features suggestions from an expert reviewer on how to prevent similar mistakes managing test results.'