What legal action can be taken if a physician prematurely ends a professional relationship with a patient?

Question 1 options:

	no formal legal action can be taken
	breach of trust
	abandonment
	all of the above

Question 2 (1 point)

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What is true of the hipprocatic oath?

Question 2 options:

	there is no direct punishment for violating the oath
	often used in court of law
	was initially written in 1964 and later updated
	all of the above

Question 3 (1 point)

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If a physician decides to withdraw services from a patient, which statement is true?

Question 3 options:

	is not required to provide notice to the patient
	must provide the patient with reasonable notice so that the services of another physician can be obtained
	is allowed to limit the patient's ability to seek care with another provider
	typically identifies an appropriate replacement for services

Question 4 (1 point)

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If alteration, destruction or falsifying medical records does not rise to the level of directly causing compensable harm then punitive damages cannot be awarded. Is this statement true or false?

Question 4 options:

	true
	false

Question 5 (1 point)

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What is a physicians duty when they determine that a patient's disease process is beyond their skill or ability to treat with the likelihood of reasonable success?

Question 5 options:

	no duty to disclose such information to the patient.
	a duty to continue treatment without disclosure of such information to the patient.
	a duty to disclose such determination to the patient.
	a duty to share the information if it will result in a positive outcome.

Question 6 (1 point)

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Under what circumstances can patient information be shared with others?

Question 6 options:

	in the event of suspected abuse
	if requested by family
	in the event of an outside entity requesting the information
	information can be shared freely with anyone requesting it

Question 7 (1 point)

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In court cases where there is noted failure to obtain an adequate patient history or complete a physical examination; physicians have been found negligent. True of False

Question 7 options:

	True
	False

Question 8 (1 point)

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Which of the following indicates the patients right to make their own decisions in matters of health?

Question 8 options:

	paternalism
	trust
	autonomy
	all of the above

Question 9 (1 point)

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In which situation could a physician be held liable?

Question 9 options:

	ordering a diagnostic test
	discussion of a patients case with their spouse
	failure to seek consultation by a specialist when the patient is in need of specialized care
	obtaining a second opinion

Question 10 (1 point)

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Litigation involving physicians often involves which of the following?

Question 10 options:

	failure to provide follow up care
	failure to provide informed consent
	failure to gain family history
	all of the above