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10. A very small premature infant was born in the delivery room by NSVD (normal spontaneous vaginal delivery). The attending physician decided not to resuscitate the newborn. Physician spoke to the mother. Mother started to cry. Newborn expired after 30 minutes. Is the physician liable for the newborn™s death?
Answer: NO. Please remember, no physician in the USA has ever been found liable for withholding or withdrawing any life sustaining treatment from any patient for any reason.
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19. A 26-year old pregnant woman went for antenatal check up. Sonogram revealed a 27-week old fetus with erythroblastosis fetalis. Doctor recommended intrauterine fetal blood transfusion. She refused the procedure. Social worker discussed the case with the mother. (Important)
Next step in management: doctor should receive a court to do the procedure which will help the fetal condition.
these are from a document i got sometime back from the forum.
i am not sure if all the explanations are correct.
so, any psych residents/ anyone who is sure of the answer, plz discuss...the correct answers
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36. A 29-year old man is diagnosed with presymptomatic Huntington™s disease. This disease is an autosomal dominant (50% chance of having the disease in each pregnancy). He requested his physician not to tell the diagnosis to his wife. The wife wants to have children. (Important)
Answer: physician should ask the patient to seek genetic counseling and to urge him to discuss the matter with his wife. Since there is a risk of harm to the future children, physician can divulge the diagnosis to protect the future children.
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38. A 39-year old nurse is diagnosed with hepatitis B antigen-positive. She is working in a dialysis unit. She told her doctor. However, she did not tell the hospital authority because she is afraid to lose her job. (Very Important)
Answer: physician should ask the nurse to divulge her medical condition to the hospital authority. If she refuses, physician should notify the hospital authority for the protection of patients.
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40. A 30-year old man needs a second prosthetic valve. He is a drug addict. Surgeon does not want to perform surgery because the patient does not take care of himself. Is this the right decision? (Important)
Answer: no. Surgery should be performed if it is medically indicated.
