PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT (INFAMOUS CONDUCT)
| A | Covering | |
| B |
Adultery |
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| C |
Trichotomy |
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| D |
Dichotomy |
A doctor receives commision from a medical representative for prescribing his drugs. This is a serious professional misconduct and is known as?
| A |
Covering |
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| B |
Adultery |
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| C |
Trichotomy |
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| D |
Dichotomy |
Dichotomy or fee-splitting is receiving or giving commission or other benefits to a professional colleague or manufacturer or trader in drugs or a chemist etc.
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| A |
Adultery |
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| B |
Advertising |
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| C |
Procuring criminal abortion |
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| D |
Examining a patient without consent |
Ans. Examining a patient without consent
Medical negligence in which the patient contributed to the injury complained of:
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| A |
Civil negligence |
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| B |
Corporate negligence |
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| C |
Contributory negligence |
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| D |
Criminal negligence |
Ans. Contributory negligence
Professional misconduct ‑
| A |
Selling drugs |
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| B |
Dichotomy |
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| C |
Issuing false certificate |
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| D |
All of the above |
Ans. is ‘d’ i.e., All of the above
There is no fixed list of conduct constituting professional misconduct, however some important examples are :‑
* Criminal abortion
* Treating the patient in drunk state
* Unnecessory advertisement
* Adultery
* Being drug addict
* Dichotomy (fee-sharing)
* Avoiding consultation on religious ground viii)Issuing false certificates
* Association with drug manufacturing firms
* Assisting unquilified person (covering)
* Appointing unquilified staff
* Keeping agents to get patients
* Neglet of patient or not attending emergency
* Selling drugs or instruments
* Wrong investigation or treatment
* Not explaning the prognosis
* Experimentation on patient.
– As per Code of Medical Ethics by MCI, every physician shall maintain the medical records of indoor patients for a period of 3 years from the date of commencement of the treatment in a standard prescribed format. If any request is made either by the patients/authorized attendants or legal authorities involved, the records shall be issued within 72 hours. If the medical records are not issue, it amounts to misconduct.
– As per MCI (3 letter word) medical record to be stored for 3 years and give within 3 days (72 Hours)

