Question : From the class sessions and Chapter 4 in the textbook of "Law and Health Care Quality, Patient Safety, and Liability", address the following: a) Discuss the meaning, formation, and application of the "Professional-Patient Relationship" as a legally defined concept to determine the physician's (healthcare practitioner's) duties to the patient, and explain how the concept is illustrated within the Lection v, Dyll legal case, noting the meaning and relevance of the points made in the Notes and Questions following the case (pp. 121 - 130).

(Also Explain with part A - the type of physician-patient relationship and points for physician-patient relationship is often described by the courts as fiduciary in nature.

B- Explain Lection v Dyll case in detail and points related to this case

1. Formation of a Prerequisite, 2. Limited analogy to contract formulation, 3. Informed consultations, 4. Third party contracts with physicians, 5. Duty in the Absence of a Relationship) b) Identify and define the four (4) "unique duties" (page 121) that the authors consider as triggers in the formation of the physician (practitioner)-patient relationship, giving a description of each duty with the legal criteria for the duty to be in effect, and explain how each duty is illustrated in the legal cases pertaining to the duty, noting the meaning and relevance of the points made in the Notes and Questions following the legal cases.

( Explain the formation of the relationship triggers four unique duties in detail (1) the duty not to abandon a patient, (2) the duty to obtain informed consent to treatment, (3) the duty to keep treatment information confidential, and (4) the duty to comply with the medical standard of care. Further explain in detail Ricks v. Budge case

with points related to the case 1.Elements of an Abandonment Claim, 2. Expert Testimony, 3. No Duty to Initiate a Relationship, 4. Good Samaritan Statutes 5. Claims Against Institutions)