Patients in New York and across the country can sometimes be the subject of a wrong diagnosis. This can occur in instances where they try to diagnose their illness themselves without consulting a medical professional, fail to take tests or do not report all their symptoms to their physician because they might be too embarrassed. However, a great deal of misdiagnoses occurs because of negligence on the part of a doctor or specialist.

Patients in New York who have received an initial diagnosis of acute kidney injury may want to be aware that this condition is often misdiagnosed. This is according to a study conducted by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center. The findings, which are based on an examination of electronic medical records of 3.8 million intensive care and emergency patients, indicate that the current procedure for assessing kidney function may provide misleading results during the initial evaluation of a patient.