In the Geddes v. Bloom case, the experts disagreed as to whether a radiologist would inevitably conclude that a fracture was present, based on the x-ray films that they were viewing. There the court found that the doctor’s clinical judgment was wrong in failing to diagnose the fracture, but the standard was not one of perfection, and the error was one that falls into the category of reasonable clinical judgment that does not constitute negligence. That is an assessment that could similarly be made in this case.
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