Failure to diagnose: prostate cancer.
The patient, 62 years of age, saw his general practitioner, Dr Baldwin, on 10 November 2001 for a check up. The patient had hypertension. He was obese and smoked 20 cigarettes a day. The patient was on an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) for management of his blood pressure. Dr Baldwin ordered some blood tests, including a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.
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MDA National. sbird@mdanational.com.au
D001315:Australia; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D018570:Risk Assessment
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen