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Doctor's misdiagnosis led to 'preventable' death of Indigenous man (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pretty scuffed. Cliff notes:

patient presents to hospital reporting agony in tummy
doctor finds out he uses cannabis
diagnoses with cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (some people after heavy use suddenly develop persistent nausea, recently identified, rare and is a diagnosis of exclusion)
patient is sent home
patient dies due to severe stomach ulcers

Seems pretty concerning to me.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

That checks out. I’ve had some really bad experiences seeking help.

Denial of care and misdiagnosis seems really common in an underfunded and overstretched public healthcare system and compassion fatigue seems rife.

Australia is also a systemically racist country where indigenous people are denied access or receive substandard healthcare - which can be due to such assumptions.