Question 23 (part 2) · LEK · Medical confidentiality
Which cases may warrant exemption from doctor-patient confidentiality policy?
1) if the law obliges;
2) if the patient consents;
3) if the doctor consents;
4) if maintaining the doctor-patient confidentiality significantly threatens the health or life of patient;
5) if maintaining the doctor-patient confidentiality threatens the health or life of other people.
Correct answer is:
2) if the patient consents;
3) if the doctor consents;
4) if maintaining the doctor-patient confidentiality significantly threatens the health or life of patient;
5) if maintaining the doctor-patient confidentiality threatens the health or life of other people.
Correct answer is:
- A. 2,3.
- B. 2,4.
- C. 1,2,4,5.
- D. 1,3.
- E. only 5.
Hint
Go through the statutory exceptions to medical secrecy and ask whether the doctor's own will is one of them.
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