Texas Jurisprudence Exam Questions & Answers

Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - answer-No If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treatment? - answer-No Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - answer-No How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment? - answer-30 days written notice; must provide for emergency Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - answer-Yes What is "proximate cause"? - answer-Prove 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? - answer-Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - answer-Yes Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - answer-Yes