Legal Med/ Med Juris Flashcards

1
Q

PD requiring MD, hosp, clinics etc to report any persons of serious and less physical injuries to the nearest police authorities

A

PD 169

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2
Q

child and youth welfare code

amended by RA 7610 or the anti child-abuse law

A

PD 603

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3
Q

most tragic child abuser

A

ignorant abuser

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4
Q

when a spouse disappears (plain disap) can remarry after__

if high prob of death ___

A

4 yrs

2 years

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5
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MD may not attend a civil case if the venue of the trial is__ km

A

100 km

if criminal case, attend no matter how far

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6
Q

fine for indirect contempt

A

30k

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7
Q

value of human life

A

50-100k

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8
Q

how many yrs is life imprisonment (reclusion perpetua)

A

40 years

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9
Q

MD should write meds in generic name with optional brand names

A

Generics act of 1988

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10
Q

act authorizing the legacy or donation of all or parts of a human body after death

A

organ donation act of 1991

RA 7170

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11
Q

RA 9439

A

illegal detention act

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12
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RA 11332

A

Mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern act

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13
Q

law that governs the medical practice of medical profession in the PH

A

medical act of 1959

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14
Q

right to regulate practice of medicine is based on

A

police power of the state

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15
Q

3 elements needed for a contract to be valid

A

consensual and fiduciary
subject matter
cause or consideration

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16
Q

inherent rights of physician

A
  1. to choose patients
  2. limit the practice
  3. determine appropriate management procedures
  4. avail of hospital services
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17
Q

incidental rights of a physician

A
  1. right of way
  2. exemption from execution of instruments and library
  3. hold certain public or private events
  4. right to compensation
  5. right to membership in medical societies
  6. right to perform certain services
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18
Q

fee that is ethical in law but unethical in medicine

A

contingent fee

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19
Q

unethical fees

A

dichotomous fee

straight fee “pakyaw system”

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20
Q

aka doctrine of respondeat superior “let the master answer”

A

doctrine of vicarious responsibility

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21
Q

pathologists, radiologist, and anesthesiologist are employees and at the same time indep contractors

A

doctrine of ostensible agent

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22
Q

employees of the hospital are temporarily under the supervision and control of another

A

borrowed servant doctrine

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23
Q

head surgeon is responsible for anything that eill go wrong in the 4 corners of the OR

A

captain of the ship doctrine

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24
Q

the nature of the wrongful act is suggestive of negligence

A

doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

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25
Q

aka doctrine of common fault

A

doctrine of contributory negligence

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26
Q

MD has superior knowledge over his patient

A

Doctrine of superior knowledge

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27
Q

anyone who consents to the application of procedure involving certain risks cannot recover damages from those risks

A

doctrine of assumption of risk

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28
Q

physician who has the last clear chance of avoiding damage or injury to patient but negligently fails to do so is liable

A

doctrine of last chance

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29
Q

RA 4226 and 6615

A

attendance to emergency cases in hospitals

RA 4226: hosp licensure act- to provide facilities

RA 6615- extend medical assistance in emergency cases

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30
Q

court order issued by a judge at a petitioner’s request compelling someone to execute a duty he is obligated to complete

A

writ of mandamus

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31
Q

administers and conducts licensure exams

A

PRC

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32
Q

determines and prepares contents of the licensure exam

A

Board of medicine

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33
Q

Anti-hospital detention law

A

RA 9439

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34
Q

Anti-hospital deposit law

A

RA 10932

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35
Q

A process requiring a person to appear before trial

A

Subpoena ad testificandum

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36
Q

A process requiring a person to produce at the trial some documents

A

Subpoena duces tecum

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37
Q

For renewal of license, how many CPD units

A

15 units every 3 yrs

38
Q

If you lose a case to the Board of Medicine, when and where will you apply for appeal?

A

Commisioner of civil service

Office of the president of the Philippines

39
Q

Where can a person who failed the PLE 3x take a refresher course?

A

Any med school with certified refresher course

40
Q

Reciprocity vs endorsement

A

Reciprocity: if filipinos are allowed to practice MD in a specific country, allowed din sila to practice here

Endorsement: same privileges dapat

41
Q

principle that when athe court has once laid down a principle of law or interpretation as applied to certain set of facts, it will adhere and apply to all future cases

A

Principle of Stare Decisis

42
Q

no of days needed for a law to be implemented along with it being published in the official gazette

A

15 days

43
Q

Prison term that should be sent to jail

A

above 6 yrs (prison mayor and above)

44
Q

If a body of a victim is found, this type of evidence is?

A

Autoptic or real evidence

45
Q

objects or substances which may be a part of the body of the crime

A

Corpus Delicti

46
Q

miniature model of a scene or of a human body indicating marks of the various aspects of the things to be preserved

A

Manikin method

47
Q

detects measures and graphically displays the voice modulations that we cannot hear when the person is under stress while lying

A

psychological test evaluator

48
Q

Truth serum

A

Hyoscine hydrobromide

49
Q

When are confessions made under the influence of alcohol admissible to court?

A

physically capable to recollect the facts that he uttered aven after the effects of the alcohol have disappeared

50
Q

what would qualify homicide to be upgraded to murder even if both have the intent to kill?

A

aggravating circumstance

51
Q

literally refers to a truly virgin woman

A

Virgo intacta

52
Q

true vs false physical virgin

A

true- hymen is intact

false-unruptured hymen, can’t admit 2 or more fingers

53
Q

marital rape

A

RA 9262

54
Q

rape of a woman under 12 yo aka

A

statutory rape

55
Q

Instances when rap is punishable by death

A
  1. victim becomes insane
  2. attempted/ frustrated rape → homicide
  3. rape and homicide
56
Q

Micro chemical exam for seminal fluid

A

Florence test, Berberio test, Puramen reaction, Acid phosphatase test (conclusive)

57
Q

Microscopic examination for seminal fluid

A

Dr. Hankin method (tannin soln)

Ganguli (best in India)

58
Q

Biological exam of seminal fluid

A

Precipitin test (from human or not)

59
Q

excessive desire of men to intercourse

A

Satyriasis

60
Q

strong sexual feeling of women

A

Nymphomania

61
Q

sexual gratification attained by fingering, fondling with the breast, licking parts of the body

A

uranism

62
Q

compulsive desire of a person to rub his sex organ against some part of the body of another

A

Frottage

63
Q

char by compulsion to peep to see persons undress or perform sexual activities

A

Voyeurism

64
Q

sexual pleasure attained by watching couples undress during sexual activity

A

Mixoscopia (Scoptophilia)

65
Q

sexual gratification by watching his own wife performing sexual intercourse with some other man

A

Troilism

66
Q

sexual desire toward statues

A

pygmalionism

67
Q

fingerprint is formed during

A

4th month of pregnancy

68
Q

art and study of recording fingerprints as means of identification

A

dactylography

69
Q

art of identification by comparison of fingerprints

A

dactyloscopy

70
Q

first tooth that erupts

A

lower central incisors (6 mo)

71
Q

first molar, estimated age?

A

6yo (1st permanent tooth)

72
Q

12 permanent teeth, estimated age?

A

9 yo

73
Q

20 permanent teeth, estimated age?

A

11 yo

74
Q

science of handwriting analysis

A

bibliotics

75
Q

study of handwriting for the purpose of determining the writer’s personality, character and aptitude

A

graphology

76
Q

bones used to measure height

A

femur, humerus, tibia, radius

77
Q

bones to determine sex

A

pelvis, skull, sternum, femur, humerus

78
Q

ligature is applied around the base of the finger with moderate tightness, bloodless zone

A

Magnus test

79
Q

injection of solution of flourescin

A

Icards (Injection)

80
Q

fingers are spread wide and the finger webs viewed through strong light

A

Diaphonous (daliri)

81
Q

no movement of image formed by reflecting artificial light on the water or mercury contained in a saucer and placed on chest or abdomen if resp is taking place

A

Winslow (water)

82
Q

rise in body temp in the first 2h of death

A

post mortem caloricity

83
Q

one of the most prominent signs of death

A

progressive fall of body temp

84
Q

onset and duration of primary flaccidity

A

immediately after death

3-6h
in warm places: 1h 51 min

85
Q

onset and duration of cadaveric rigidity

A

3-6h after death

temperate: 2-3 d
tropical: 24-48h (cold)
18-36h during summer

86
Q

presumption of death after __ yrs

A

7 yrs
if may twist, 4 yrs
for inheritance, 10 yrs pa

87
Q

infanticide is defined as

A

killing of a child less than 3 days old

88
Q

die a natural death without any operation or treatment

A

Orthonasia

89
Q

when there is an attempt to extend the lifespan of a person by the use of extraordinary treatments without which the person would have died earlier

A

Dysthanasia

90
Q

committed by anyone who shall wound, beat or assault another and the offended party is incapacitated for labor for more than 30 days

A

serious physical injuries

91
Q

period of medical attendance >10 days but <30 days

A

less serious physical injuries

92
Q

age of contusion based on color changes

A

red-purple: soon after

green: 4-5 days
yellow: 7-10 days