Some burdens that may be incurred by the already sick patient: loss of career and pay; emotional and social damage; mucho time, money, and energy (which likely isn't at one's disposal) to formally "complain", if so desired; unnecessary procedures or tests; perhaps multiple misdiagnoses in records on file that aren't accuate, but there to be used to gauge future unrelated health issues; but, most importantly, missed life opportunties. Just some examples.
BTW: This is not a personal Q. Just curious how medical persons involved are impacted by the error.
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