Question 101 · LEK · Informing about health status
Please indicate the condition under which an oncologist can limit the scope of information provided to the patient with regard to his/her health status and prognosis:
- A. when the state of epidemic emergency is declared.
- B. on demand of a family member, if the patient is adult, conscious and capable of perceiving the meaning of the information, but it is the will of the family member.
- C. on demand of the Ombudsman for Doctors Rights, affiliated with a given District Medical Chamber.
- D. when the patient is a participant of a clinical trial.
- E. when the prognosis is poor, and in the doctor’s opinion, doing so may be beneficial to the patient’s well-being.
Hint
Only one listed circumstance matches the legal basis for limiting information: it combines the prognosis with the patient's own good.
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