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Medical Incident: Any act, error or
omission during the providing of professional
services.
Medical lien: The right of a hospital,
doctor or health care provider to assert an interest
in personal injury recoveries to the extent of the
cost of the treatment or service provided. Medical
Malpractice: Improper or negligent treatment of a
person under a medical professional's care, which
results in injury or death.
Medical Negligence: Failure of a physician
or other medical personnel to meet the standards of
conduct for duties relating to the medical
profession. Those standards are based on what a
reasonable person with the requisite knowledge and
skills would or would not do.
Mellaril: An antipsychotic drug for
schizophrenics. Mellaril has been associated with
causing cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death.
Meridia: A prescription diet drug
containing Sibutramine. Sibutramine has been
associated adverse cardiovascular effects and, in
some instances, death.
Mesothelioma: A type of cancer found in
people who have been exposed to asbestos.
Mesothelioma can occur in the lining of the lungs or
abdomen, and it has no known cure.
Misdiagnosis: A medical professional's
failure to properly identify and diagnose a
patient's medical condition. A doctor can be held
liable for any damages that result from a
misdiagnosis if the medical mistake was a result of
negligence. Medical negligence (a subtype of medical
malpractice) is defined as a medical professional's
failure to exact the degree of care, skill, and
prudence that a reasonable medical professional
would in a similar situation.
Mistrial: An erroneous invalid trial that
cannot stand in law.
