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1. Canmampatientmsuccessfullymsuemamdoctormifmtheremismnomphysician-patientmrelationship?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
2. Ifmtheremismnompriormphysician-
patientmrelationship,maremyoumlegallymobligedmtomrespondmtomamcallmfrommampatientmformtre
atment?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
3. Doesmbeingmonmcallmgivemrisemtomamphysician-patientmrelationship?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
4. Howmcanmonemterminatemamphysician-
patientmrelationship,mwithoutmabandonmentmifmtheremismongoingmtreatment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm30mdaysmwrittenmnotice;mmustmprovidemformemergency
5. Doesmamphysician'smdutymextendmtomthemunbornmchildmormpotentialmvictimsmofmanmillmpatie
nt?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmYes
6. Whatmism"proximatemcause"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmProvemthatmnegligencemcausedmharmmandmthatmthemcausemwasmnotmt
oomremote;mwhatmismrequiredmtomholdmamdefendantmliableminmamcivilmlawsuit
7. Whatmaremthemtwomcomponentsmofmproximatemcause?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCause-in-
factm(but-formtest)mandmforeseeability
,8. Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemactivelympracticingmmedicine?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes
9. Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomknowmstandardsmofmcare?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmYes
10. Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomhavemenoughmtrainingmtomexpressmanmopinionmonmwheth
ermstandardmofmcaremwasmprovided?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmYes
11. Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemboardmcertified?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo,mboardmcertifiedmormeqivalent
12. Inmammedicalmmalpracticemcase,maremexpertmwitnessesmrequired?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes,mwithmtwomexceptions
13. Inmammedicalmmalpracticemsetting,mwhatm2minstancesmdomnotmneedmexpertmtestimony?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmResmipsamloquiturm(e.g.,mamputationmofmwrongmleg)mandmnegligencem
permsem(amlawmwasmbroken)
14. Whatmarem"exemplarymdamages"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDamagesmabovemcompensatorymdesignedmtompunishmthemdefendantm
andmdetermthembehavior
15. Ismtheremamcapmtomnoneconomicmdamages?mHowmmuch?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm$250,000mformphysicians,m$500,000mformhospitals
16. Doesmthemcapmonmnoneconomicmdamagemdependmonmthemnumbermofmdefendantsmormclai
mants?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
,17. Whatmism"proportionalmresponsibility"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPercentagemofmliabilitymapportionedmaccordingmtompercentagemofmfau
lt
18. Canmthemclaimantmhavempartmofmthemproportionalmresponsibility?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes
19. Ifmthemclaimant'smproportionatemresponsibilitymismmoremthanmwhatm%,mhe/shemmaymnotmre
covermdamages?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIfm>m50%,mnomdamagesmawarded
20. Howmlongmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformadults?mFormminors?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm2myears;mformminorsm2myearsmaftermbecomingm18myearsmofmage
21. Bymhowmmuchmcanmthemstatutemofmlimitationsmbemextendedmandmhow?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFilemcomplaint—extram60-
day,mnoticemlettermextendsmstatutembym75mdays
22. Whatmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformwrongfulmdeath?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm2myears
23. Whatmismthemdiscoverymrule?mGivemexamples.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStatutemdoesmnotmbeginmuntilmdamagemismdiscovered.mFormexample,m
amretainedmspongemthatmismfoundm3myearsmpost-op
24. Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmemergencymcases?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
25. Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmvolunteermcare?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
, 26. Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithm"assaultmandmbattery"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUn-
consentedmsurgerymormexaminationmormwhenmexceedingmthemscopemofmthemconsent
27. Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithmpatientmabandonment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUnilateralmcessationmofmtreatmentmwhenmcontinuedmtreatmentmismne
cessary
28. Whatmism"strictmliability"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLiabilitymthatmdoesmnotmdependmonmactualmnegligence,mbutmthatmismb
asedmonmambreachmofmamdutymtommakemsomethingmsafe.mThismoftenmappliesmtomproductmlia
bility
29. Aremhospitalsmliablemformthemactionsmofmamphysician?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo,munlessmthemhospitalmemploysmthemphysician
30. Whomdeterminesminmamcriminalmcasemifmthemmedicalmrecordsmofmampatientmshouldmbemrelea
sed?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmJudgembyminspection
31. Howmmanymdaysmdomyoumhavemtomreleasemmedicalmrecordsmtomanmattorney?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm45mdays
32. Canmmedicalmrecordsmbemadmittedmasmevidenceminmcourt?mWhatmaremthemrequirements?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes,mbutmonlymwithmaffidavit
33. Whatmaremschedulem1,m2,m3,m4,m5mdrugs?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSchedulem1—
nomknownmusem(e.g.,mheroin);mschedulem2—
verymaddictivem(morphine,mcocaine);mschedulem3-5—lessmaddictive