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Can a patientsuccessfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? correct answer No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment? correct answer No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? correct answer No
How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment? correct answer30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? correct answer
Yes
What is "proximate cause"? correct answerProve that negligence caused harm and that the cause was
not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
What are the two components of proximate cause? correct answerCause-in-fact (but-for test) and
foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? correct answerYes
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? correct answer Yes
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care
was provided? correct answer Ye
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