what are a doctor's obligations to any patient?
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This is the Hippocratic Oath. It's traditionally taken by physicians. \n\n-----------------------------------------\nI swear by Apollo the physician, by Æsculapius, Hygeia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgement, the following Oath.\n\nTo consider dear to me as my parents him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and if necessary to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art if they so desire without fee or written promise; to impart to my sons and the sons of the master who taught me and the disciples who have enrolled themselves and have agreed to the rules of the profession, but to these alone the precepts and the instruction.\n\nI will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.\n\nTo please no one will I prescribe a deadly drug nor give advice which may cause his death.\n\nNor will I give a woman a pessary to procure abortion.\n\nBut I will preserve the purity of my life and my art.\n\nI will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.\n\nIn every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.\n\nAll that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.\n\nIf I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot."
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Eek. Doctors have to work all the time. They even have to work on christmas. They work in hospitals or in small little offices. They should never develope a relationship with their patients. There are many kinds of doctors. ER Doctors work specificially in the Emergency Room, doctors who give birth, doctors who give shots, etc. They must wash their hand for 2 minutes after helping someone. They must be very clean. They can't turn a patient down. If your teacher wants you to be specific then you should say which kind of doctor you prefer to be. A doctor who gets involved in lots of blood or a doctor who puts bandaides on a little boy who fell of his skateboard.
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Name of Patient\nType of exam to be done\nClinical History\nSignature md\nDiagnosis
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You have to provide medicines.
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I think you should ask your doctor or the person performing the service
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with prescribed medicine from your doctor
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Doctors and other professionals can only be held liable if you can prove gross negligence.\n\nAdministering drugs to a patient who has been advised of the possibilities of side effects is not gross negligence, nor should it be defined as such.
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thats usually up to hospital policy, but if you talk to your doctor before hand, he will make the arrangements for you to have him with you... they want you to feel comfortable.
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HIPAA laws say that you are obligated to a copy of your medical records.  Call your doctor's office and they should comply (some may charge you a copy fee).
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Remember the doctor works for you!\n\nYou are not just his patient, you are his customer, you pay his bill, that means you pay his salary, that makes YOU his BOSS!\n\nIf he is not treating you right FIRE him! Find a new doctor!
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Quite frankly, it's not your problem. I know you want to help, but your friend needs to be responsible for his/her actions. Tell your friend what you think, and urge him/her to be honest with the doctor. If he/she isn't honest, then he/she will suffer the consequences and it won't be your fault.
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Make an appointment with your doctor.
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I agree with DoctorJ: a doctor should be able to explain to you properly what is going on and should be able to be honest about what they don't know.  Trust is vital to a doctor-patient relationship.  If the patient does not trust the doctor, then the likelihood of the patient getting better decreases.
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Any serious withdrawal should be done under a doctor's supervision.  Don't go it alone.
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How about you learn to write?  \n\nIt is ethical for a doctor to not treat a patient.  Health care is not free and I am sick of lazy Americans who want it for nothing.  \n\nA doctor has an ethical and moral obligation to save a life if they can.  If someone is bleeding to death, they must help stop it.
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The duties of an ER doctor are to assess and diagnose a patients illness or injury, order appropriate scans or tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment, treat if possible, evaluate results and possibly call for a consultation with a specialist or surgeon.  They are also expected (as are nurses) to recognize symptoms and patterns of alcohol and/or drug abuse, child abuse, spousal abuse, rape, and molestation, and report to the police or other authorities if a crime has been committed
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Unfortunately this is going on in the US right now which to me is a farce-  They should be obligated to fill any type of prescription, no matter what it is.  If I am not mistaken this has mostly gone on in Walmarts around the country.  Unfortunately this goes on in the nursing field also- I have seen nurses refusing to care for someone who just went through an abortion procedure in the hospital.