PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT (INFAMOUS CONDUCT)

PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT (INFAMOUS CONDUCT)

Q. 1 A doctor receives commision from a medical representative for prescribing his drugs. This is a serious professional misconduct and is known as?

 A Covering

 B

Adultery

 C

Trichotomy

 D

Dichotomy

Q. 1

A doctor receives commision from a medical representative for prescribing his drugs. This is a serious professional misconduct and is known as?

 A

Covering

 B

Adultery

 C

Trichotomy

 D

Dichotomy

Ans. D

Explanation:

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.

Covering is assisting someone who has no medical qualification to attend, treat or perform an operation on some person in cases requiring professional discretion or skill.
 
Adultery is the voluntary sexual intercouse between a married person, and a person married or not, other than his or her spouse.
 
Ref: The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 29th Ed Page 23.

Q. 2 Infamous conduct comprises of all, except:

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 A

Adultery

 B

Advertising

 C

Procuring criminal abortion

 D

Examining a patient without consent

Ans. D

Explanation:

Ans. Examining a patient without consent


Q. 3

Medical negligence in which the patient contributed to the injury complained of:          

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 A

Civil negligence

 B

Corporate negligence

 C

Contributory negligence

 D

Criminal negligence

Ans. C

Explanation:

Ans. Contributory negligence


Q. 4

Professional misconduct ‑

 A

Selling drugs

 B

Dichotomy

 C

Issuing false certificate

 D

All of the above

Ans. D

Explanation:

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)



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