Medical Jurisprudence Flashcards

1
Q

Inherent Rights

A

to choose patients
to limit practice
to determine appropriate mngt
to avail of hospital services

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2
Q

Incidental rights

A
Right of way
Exemption from execution of instruments and books
To hold private/public offices
To compensation
To membership in med societies
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3
Q

Generics Act of 1988

A

RA 6676

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4
Q

3rd conviction of violation against RA 6676 (Generics Act)

A

P 5,000 - 10,000

30 days suspension of practice

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5
Q

Slight physical injuries incapacitate the victim from

A

1 - 9 days

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6
Q

Less serious physical injuries require medical attendance from

A

10 to less than 30 days

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7
Q

Penalties for illegal practice of medicine

A

1k-10k fine

1-5yrs imprisonment

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8
Q

Immediate transplantation after death of donor

A

Heart
Lung
Kidney
Liver

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9
Q

circumscribed extravasation of blood in subcutaeous tissue

A

petechiae

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10
Q

tattooing can be seen from contact up to

A

24 inches

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11
Q

smudging can be seen from contact up to

A

12 inches

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12
Q

flame of gsw is seen up to a distance of

A

3-6 inches

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13
Q

injury caused by sharp-edge instrument

A

incised wound

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14
Q

injury caused by sharp-pointed instrument

A

punctured wound

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15
Q

an injury caused by sharp-pointed and sharp edge instrument

A

stab wound

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16
Q

Compound used as truth serum

A

hyoscine hydrobromide

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17
Q

commonly used drugs for narcoanalysis

A

sodium amytal / pentothal

hypnotic/anesthetic

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18
Q

microchemical exam conclusive of the presence of semen

A

acid phosphatase test

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19
Q

biologic exam to test whether semen is of human origin or not

A

precipitin test

biological test of Farnum

20
Q

Fingerprints are formed during the

A

4th month of pregnancy

21
Q

Bones used to determine sex

A
Pelvis
Skull
Sternum
Femur
Humerus
22
Q

Best microchemical test to determine if stain is blood or not

A

Teichmann’s test

Hemin crystal test

23
Q

Average time required for death in drowning

A

2-5 minutes

24
Q

Quantitative determination of chloride content of the blood in the RV and LV

A

Gettler’s test

difference of 25mmHg

25
Q

Most prominent sign of death

A

Progressive fall of body temperature

26
Q

Only method of judicial death recognized by our civil law

A

Death by electrocution

27
Q

Length of survival without food and water

A

Less than 10 days

28
Q

Length of survival without food (with water)

A

50-60 days

29
Q

Microorganism that plays a dominant role in decomposition

A

Clostridium welchi

30
Q

Rigor mortis in the tropics lasts for how many hours

A

1-2 days

31
Q

Method of choice in infanticide

A

Throttling

32
Q

Most common accidental smothering in children

A

overlaying

33
Q

Basis to pronounce a person dead

A

Somatic death

34
Q

Minimum gestation period compatible with viability of fetus

A

180 days

35
Q

failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus

A

frigidity

36
Q

incestuous marriage is between collateral relatives by blood within

A

4th civil degree

up to 1st cousin

37
Q

To be a Legitimate child, one must be born _______ days after the marriage or within _______ days after dissolution of marriage

A
180 days (6 months) or
300 days (10 months)
38
Q

IQ of:
Idiot
Imbecile
Feeble-minded

A

0-20
21-40
41-70

39
Q
IQ of:
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Profound
A

52 to 67
36 to 51
20-35
less than 20

40
Q

most widely accepted method to measure alcohol and determine drunkenness

A

blood alcohol concentration

41
Q

Kunkel’s test carried out on a blood sample is used to determine presence of

A

carbon monoxide

42
Q

En Flagrante Delicto

A

In blazing offense

caught in the act

43
Q

1st police surgeon and forensic pathologist

A

Antistius

44
Q

amount of dangerous drugs for lifetime imprisonment

A

Opium 10g
Heroin 10g
Metamphetamine hydrochloride 50g
Marijuana 500g

45
Q

abrasion commonly seen in hanging and strangulation

A

friction / pressure abrasion