What is a Misdiagnosis?

Misdiagnosis, that is, the medical staff misses the diagnosis or gives the wrong diagnosis due to inadequate observation and inspection. The purpose of diagnosis is to determine the nature of the disease, and then choose targeted and timely treatment, so that the condition can be improved for the better. Therefore, the incorrect diagnosis is regarded as wrong, and the untimely and incomplete diagnosis is also regarded as wrong.

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wrong

There is a relative standard for judging whether a disease is misdiagnosed. However, due to the complex reasons for misdiagnosis, not only medical personnel and medical equipment, but also the particularity of the patient and the disease itself, it is difficult to formulate an accurate criterion for misdiagnosis. Referring to the reports of misdiagnosed cases and theoretical studies of misdiagnosed clinics in various current magazines, we propose the following relative standards for clinical reference: misdiagnosis occurs after the diagnosis process, the timeliness of misdiagnosis, misdiagnosis leads to mistreatment, and misdiagnosis is not wrong rule. ^[2]

The level of misdiagnosis of a certain disease reflects to some extent the complexity of the disease itself and the difficulty of diagnosis. Therefore, when studying misdiagnosis, we should first have a basic understanding of the misdiagnosis rate of each disease, so that we can make a count. The calculation of the misdiagnosis rate is described below in three aspects: the evaluation of the misdiagnosis rate and missed diagnosis rate of diagnostic tests, the misdiagnosis rate and missed diagnosis rate in clinical retrospective studies, and the calculation of misdiagnosis rate in this book. ^[3]

The adverse consequences of misdiagnosis are multifaceted. It is unfortunate for patients who are misdiagnosed, and it will also have adverse effects on society, families, hospitals and doctors. To sum up, there are the following aspects: the impact on patients, the impact on society, and the impact on medical quality. ^[4-5]

Due to the implication of misdiagnosis, misdiagnosis often leads to mistreatment and delays the timing, worsens the condition, and sometimes even causes

On May 17, 2013, Hao, who lives in Beijing, came to a Beijing anorectal hospital for medical treatment because of his discomfort. He performed relevant inspections according to the list prescribed by the hospital, including electronic anorectal examination. ^{[6] After the} examination, the hospital doctor read the report and told Hao that his disease was hemorrhoids. Hao believed that he was diagnosed as a specialist hospital, so he thought he was suffering from hemorrhoids.