Legal Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for reviewing Legal Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence lecture notes.

Legal Medicine

The body vested by law to have general supervision and regulation over the practice of medicine is the Professional Regulatory Commission.

Medical Jurisprudence

Pedro Doctor is academically entitled to use MD after his name upon graduating from the Pulangue College of Medicine.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

Any person who performs any of the acts constituting practice of medicine but is not qualified to do so is committing illegal practice of medicine.

Practice of Medicine

Advising to give a household remedy as classified by BFAD is not considered an act constituting practice of medicine.

Age Requirement for Medical Practice

Being 19 years old prevents an individual from being admitted to the practice of medicine.

Practice of Medicine

Collection of professional fees does not constitute practice of medicine.

Malpractice

Erroneously diagnosing a patient due to non-performance of the necessary work-ups constitutes malpractice.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

A son of a physician seeing patients before passing the board exams is committing illegal practice of medicine.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

Advising against taking medications conflicting with a special cancer diet constitutes illegal practice of medicine if done by someone unqualified.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

A beautician pricking pimples and dishing out topical lotions to clients is illegally practicing medicine.

Physical Injuries

A faith healer who beats up the sick to exorcise evil spirits and injures a follower is guilty of inflicting physical injuries.

Rights of Physicians

A doctor violating traffic rules due to being late for a CPC in the Medical School has no right to invoke any special exception.

Department of Health Secretary

A person need not be a physician to hold the position of Department of Health Secretary.

Consent for Surgery

An 18-year-old married male, diagnosed with ruptured acute appendicitis can give consent for surgery.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

An American surgeon performing operations for the poor in the Philippines without a certificate of registration is illegally practicing medicine.

Confidentiality

Releasing records of a patient to their lawyer without consent violates the patient's right to confidentiality.

Patient's Rights

Respecting a patient's choice after fully informing them of the benefits, risks, and consequences of a procedure is essential.

Therapeutic Privilege

A patient should be informed of their condition now, even if they are about to leave for a round the world cruise.

Ordinary Witness

A doctor witnessing a shooting and being subpoenaed to appear in court appears as an ordinary witness.

Therapeutic Privilege

Encouraging a patient to open a dialogue with his wife about a poor prognosis is the appropriate action.

Self-Limitation to Practice

A doctor cannot invoke self-limitation to practice based on religious beliefs and must ask to be transferred to duties consistent with her beliefs.

Legal Execution

A medical library, equipment, and instruments are not subject to legal execution if a physician loses a civil suit for malpractice.

Consent under Philippine Law

Blanket consent is not contemplated under Philippine law.

Medical Malpractice

Failure to do a biological physical profile of the fetus constitutes medical malpractice.

Invalid Consent

Subject matter must be legal, consent is violated when selling a kidney.

Emergency Treatment

In an emergency, a physician should transfuse immediately, even if parents refuse on religious grounds.

Indirect Contempt of Court

Refusing to attend a court hearing on several occasions may be cited for indirect contempt of court.

Physician-Patient Relationship

Both the consultant and resident are liable for poor patient care when a resident physician follows an order that is grossly wrong.

Illegal Practice of Medicine

Affixing MD after the name to secure a loan constitutes illegal practice of medicine.

Medical Witness

A doctor need not comply with a subpoena if practicing in Manila and has to appear in Tuguegarao.

Duty to Treat

A doctor must manage a stabbing victim, irrespective of their specialization.

Ethics Committee

The physician should refer the matter to the ethics committee when a patient refuses cesarean section with placenta previa.

Subpena Duces Tecum

The process served on a doctor to produce patient's charts at trial is called a Subpena Duces Tecum.

Self-Imposed Limitation

A doctor may not refuse to treat an emergency when adopting a self-imposed limitation to practice dermatology only.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

The malpractice doctrine applicable when a doctor inadvertently leaves a clamp behind after surgery is Res-Ipsa Loquitur.

Certificate of Registration

Immoral or dishonorable conduct is a personal disqualification that may cause the revocation of a physician's certificate of registration.

Criminal Liabilities

Dr. Juana is Liable as an accessory for not reporting when Josefa had herself aborted by a midwife.

Patient-MD Relationship

An action for collection may be filed by the physician against the patient when Jose's inability to pay Dr Kildare his fees for services rendered.

Expert Witness

A chairman of surgery called in to testify on a botched up surgery is giving testimony as an Expert Witness.

Liabilities of Physicians

Moral is not a liability resulting from the wrongful act by a physician.

Physician-Patient Relationship

Pedro must possess the degree of skill and knowledge possessed by a surgeon since he claims to be one.

Administrative Complaint

Reprimand, suspension or revocation of license to practice may result when an administrative complaint was filed with the PRC against a physician who was eventually found guilty.

Administrative Complaint

Personal disqualification classifies an administrative complaint before the PRC because of having abandoned her and her three children.

Physician-Patient Relationship

Abandonment necessarily terminates the patient physician relationship and will render the physician liable

Captain of the Ship Doctrine

The gynecologist may be held liable under the Captain of the ship Doctrine when discovered that a piece of gauze was found.

Medical Witness

A physician must appear in response to a subpoena if his place of residence is less than 50 kilometers from the court issuing the subpoena.

Rights of Physicians

Dichotomous fee is when the receptionist in the hospital lobby receives a fee from the latter for referring cases to Dr. No.

Emergencies in Medical Practice

A doctor can refuse service if there is risk on his life in an emergency case in an NPA controlled territory.

Medical Witness

A Doctor must testify in the interest of justice, public safety and welfare if he was confided by Abu Sabayad that he was responsible with criminal matters.

Fertility Control

Elective Abortion under the pro-choice paradigm is not a contraceptive method legally allowed in the Philippines.

Damages

Moral damages are what type of damages As a result of the deformity, Juana is being sued for mental anguish, social humiliation and moral shock.

Virginity and Defloration

Normal V shape configuration of the fourchette has been lost should be considered in determining defloration.

Virginity and Defloration

Virginity refers to females.

Virginity and Defloration

True physical virginity is defined as intact hymen.

Virginity and Defloration

Carnal knowledge means the slightest penetration of the female sexual organ by the male sexual organ.

Virginity and Defloration

Impotence is not a complication of hymenal lacerations.

Sex Crimes

statutory rape is being a victim as a child in carnal knowledge.

Medico Legal Aspects of Physical Injuries

Slight physical injuries is a type of injury not needed to be reported to the police authorities under PD 169

Medico Legal Aspects of Physical Injuries

Serious physical injuries are when Petra scratched Juana in the face in an altercation.

Medico Legal Investigation of Death

Upon order of the mayor is when The MHO is performing an autopsy by the municipal director of Aurora.

Sexual Abnormalities

Pedophilia is a form of sexual perversion where a man has a compulsive desire to seek gratification.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identifcation

Venous is the source when blood is dark red in color and has a low oxygen content.

Automotive Crash or Accident

Primary impact is when the bumper fracture of the leg bones in pedestrian-vehicle collision is a consequence.

Medico Legal Aspects of Physical Injuries

Defense is the result when a person’s instinctive reaction of self protection is what special type of wound.

Medico Legal Aspects of Death

Stage of secondary flaccidity is the condition where the body becomes soft and flaccid after the disappearance of rigor mortis.

Abortion

Intentional is the type of abortion that's criminal and punishable by law.

Medical Evidence

Autoptic evidence is when the court ordered to produce the skull of the victim.

Disposal of the Dead Body

24 hours is the period of time if the person died of communicable disease.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Negro the race of a living person that presumed thick lips and prominent eyes person.

Automotive Crash or Accident

Secondary impact injuries are where Jose was hit by the truck in the legs and was thrown 10 feet from impact and hit the ground.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Speech, gait and mannerisms is which characteristics of a person that is not easily changed.

Medico legal Aspects of Death

The heart is the part of the body that putrefies late.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Menstrual blood is blood that does not clot, acidic in pH, the presence of epithelial cells and Doderlain microorganisms.

Gunshot Wounds

Margins are usually everted, unbruised and unabraded is true regarding exit wounds.

Medico Legal Aspects of Death

Myocardial infarction is not a postmortem Lividity that does not indicate cause of death.

RA 8353-Law on Rape

Rape is a crime against chastity is the exception.

Rape Law

The body should be buried within 12 hours if the death occurs due to a communicable disease.

RA 8353-Law on Rape

Offended party must be female is no longer true under RA 8353.

Child Abuse

Occasional child abusers are those who periodically batter them then feel bad.

Medico legal Aspects of Death

Cadaveric Spasm is the finding that is not consistent with death.

Sexual Abnormalities

Coprolalia is the use of obsecene and foul language to obtain sexual gratification.

Child Abuse

Department of Social Welfare and Development is the lead agency tasked to handle cases of child abuse.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Cranial sutures is not helpful in determining the sex of the skeleton.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Dactylography is art and study of recording fingerprints as a means of identification.

Disturbance of Mentality

An idiot with an IQ of 0-20 is exempted from criminal liability.

Simpson’s Forensic Medicine

Indication of struggle not a sign that suggests suicide.

Disturbance of Mentality

Illusion is the false interpretation of external stimulus which may be manifested with the sense of sight, hearing, taste touch and smell.

Disturbance of Mentality

150-300mg% can cause Disorientation, mental confusion, dizziness, sensory disturbances exaggerated emotional state.

Medico legal Aspects of Death

Reliable sign of death is the medico-legal importance of postmortem lividity.

Medico legal Aspects of Death

Heartbeat and pulse absent suggest organs may not be harvested for transplantation.

Injuries in Different Parts of the Body

Locus minoris is head injury which may be found in areas of the skull offering the least resistance to pressure.

Forensic Medicine

Adipocere formation the chemical change of body fat which takes place in wet conditions and results in a grayish, greasy or brittle compound.

Medico Legal Aspects of Identification

Plastic (latent) fingerprints are indentations left in soft or pliable materials.

Forensic Medicne

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method -DNA typing method where the small sample size is chemically amplified to produce large amounts.

Forensic Medicne

long range would lacks absence of smoke soiling, burning or powder tattooing indicative that it had a long range gunshot.

Forensic Medicne

Sexual assaults is a type of injury in Torture.

Paternity and Filiation

For a child to be legitimate, he must be born in lawful wedlock or within 300 after the dissolution of marriage.

Impotence and Sterility

Proof of impotence will overthrow presumption of legitimacy is true about Pedro being impotent yet her wife giving birth to a healthy baby.

Disturbance of Mentality

His execution should be stayed until he recovers is true about an insane convict.

Causes of Death

Violent; medico legal classification of death due to injuries inflicted upon the body by some form of outside force that is the proximate cause thereof.