Question 2 · LEK · Second medical opinion
A patient dissatisfied with the way he has been treated demands the doctor hold a consultation. The patient, other doctors, a priest and a homeopath healer who has been “curing” the patient’s family for years should take part in the consultation. According to the Code of Medical Ethics the doctor should:
- A. agree to the patient’s demand.
- B. hold the consultation without a priest.
- C. hold the consultation without the healer.
- D. hold the consultation without the healer and a priest.
- E. refuse to hold such a consultation.
Hint
Consider which participant the Code of Medical Ethics bars from professional cooperation with a doctor, regardless of the patient's wishes.
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