Legal Medicine, Ethics and Medical Jurisprudence Samplex Part 5

A physician who deliberately refuses to obey a subpoena issued by a court without any justifiable reason is guilty of indirect contempt and can have a penalty of 

What organ is affected by crush syndrome? 

In this psychological pattern of doctor-patient relationship, the doctor feels that the patient is uncooperative and difficult while the patient feels that the doctor is unsympathetic 

Mother does not intend to hurt her child. When she is drunk, she periodically batters son. She becomes remorseful afterwards and provides proper care in between her drinking spree. What type of child abuser is the mother? 

Disorientation, mental confusion, dizziness, sensory disturbances exaggerated emotional state suggests that the alcohol blood level is? 

Confidentiality of information in the course of a doctorpatient relationship may be breached in the following instances? 

A doctor’s wife filed an administrative complaint before the PRC against her husband who was living with a mistress for having abandoned her and her 3 children. The doctor’s immoral acts are grounds for revoking his registration certificate and classified as? 

It concerns the state in its sovereign or political capacity to enforce or regulate the exercise of a right, duty or obligation imposed on the subject 

Marijuana is classified as what type of drug in the Dangeous Drug Act? 

Man was found guilty of large-scale estafa and was to be imprisoned. He suddenly became insane. Which should take place? 

When the color of the contusion changes to green, the contusion’s estimated age is? 

The art of identification of fingerprints by comparison is known as 

Fingerprint may persist if not removed at the scene for how long? 

How soon after drowning does the dead body float? 

The body vested by law to have general supervision and regulation over the practice of medicine is? 

Which of the following kinds of medical fees is unethical? 

What is the kind of transplantation wherein the donor and recipient are of the same species but are unrelated? 

The height can be approximated using the following bones except? 

An applicant in a shipping company sued the physician of a pre-employment company for negligence due to the latter’s refusal to prescribe an antidiabetic drug for the “increased blood sugar” in his FBS. Which among the following is a valid defense to be invoked by the physician? 

What is the liability of a physician who performed an autopsy without proper authorization from the next of kin or competent authorities?