Kevin Lo Files part2 Flashcards
A resident surgeon goes on outside rotation on another hospital, he then commits a mistake. Who is made liable apart from the resident himself?
A. The chief of surgery of the main training hospital.
B. The chief surgeon of the affiliate hospital.
C. The medical director of the main training hospital.
D. The medical director of the affiliate hospital.
B. The chief surgeon of the affiliate hospital.
If the relative of the patient at home called several doctors for consult due to panic and all the doctors called went to see the patient, who will be the primary physician?
a. the most competent/expert in the field
b. the one who came first
c. the municipal health officer under his jurisdiction
d. all of the above
b. the one who came first
Which of the following is unethical?
a. simple contractual fee
b. retainer fee
c. contingent fee
d. straight fee
d. straight fee
In cases of acute arsenic poisoning, what organ should be checked?
a. liver
b. kidney
c. stomach
d. lungs
c. stomach
In cases of cyanide poisoning, the following organs of testing are?
a. liver and kidney
b. lungs and brain
c. liver and stomach
d. lungs and kidney
b. lungs and brain
Gratuitous service should rendered to which of the ff?
a. high school classmate
b. previous spouse of physician
c. common law spouse of colleague
d. spouse of a colleague
d. spouse of a colleague
The court asks the physician to produce the medical record, xray films and laboratory tests, this is a?
a. simple subpoena
b. subpoena ad testificandum
c. subpoena duces tecum
d. court summons
c. subpoena duces tecum
All of the ff are instances where the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur can be applied, except?
a. gauze was left inside the patient’s abdomen after surgery
b. doctor amputated the wrong foot
c. infection developed in the wound after surgery
d. failure to get an xray to diagnose a fracture
c. infection developed in the wound after surgery
An altercation resulted to an injury in the face of a 23 y/o male resulting to a keloid scar, he was treated for 10 days. This is classified under
a. serious physical injury
b. less serious physical injury
c. slight physical injury
d. mutilation
a. serious physical injury
A botched plastic surgery was done on the face of a 30y/o female. Because of this, the patient has fear of going out into the public places afraid of suffering humiliation. Which of the ff damages can be awarded to this patient?
a. nominal damages
b. corrective damages
c. moral damages
d. liquidated damages
e. moderate damges
c. moral damages
A patient dying of complications of cancer on his death bed tells the doctor that his compadre told him that he (the compadre) killed his wife, what type of evidence is this?
a. autoptic evidence
b. dying evidence
c. hearsay evidence
d. documentary evidence
c. hearsay evidence
Considered the most practical, useful reliable method of preservation of evidence?
a. photographs
b. sketching
c. written description
d. manikin method
a. photographs
If it was found out that the attending physician had his license expired already for a month and did not comply with attending with the CME requirements, the hospital may be held liable under which doctrine
a. vicarious liability
b. borrowed servant
c. ostensible agent
d. contributory negligence
e. res ipsa loquitur
a. vicarious liability
If the anesthesiologist made an error of medication injection while managing the shock of the patient which contributed to the patient’s demise. The hospital is also made liable under which doctrine?
a. vicarious liability
b. borrowed servant
c. ostensible agent
d. contributory negligence
e. res ipsa loquitur
c. ostensible agent
If the attending surgeon was also made liable for the actions of both the resident and the anesthesiologist which resulted in the demise of the patient under which doctrine?
a. vicarious liability
b. borrowed servant
c. ostensible agent
d. contributory negligence
e. res ipsa loquitur
a. vicarious liability
