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Quiz
Which of the following represents a case of battery?
A. Mink v. University of Chicago: pregnant women were secretly given diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriage. However, it was found that the daughters of these women were at significantly higher risk of cancer.
B. Karl. J. Pizzalotto, MD, Ltd v. Wilson: patient agreed to a conservative surgery but was subjected to a more aggressive procedure.
a) Both A and B
b) Neither A nor B
Which of the following represents a case of negligence?
A. Burton v. Brooklyn Doctors Hospital: a premature infant was kept in a study of the effects of high-dose oxygen on vision despite evidence suggesting that the infant’s eyes were becoming damaged.
B. Moore v. Regents of the University of California: a physician removed a patient’s spleen to treat leukemia but then requested the patient return to the clinic to have tissue samples taken. The patient was told this was standard procedure but that was not the case and instead, the samples were being used for research and commercial purposes.
a) Both A and B
b) Neither A nor B
You’ve enrolled 10 subjects in a clinical trial of a new retinol compound and are more than halfway through the treatment regimen. Your office manager comes to you with a question about billing. She noticed that Medicare was charged for office visits for 2 of the subjects who had come into the clinic for an unscheduled visit in response to an adverse event related to the investigational compound. This is an example of which of the following?
a) Battery
b) Negligence
c) Strict liability
d) Violation of anti-kickback statutes
Technodrug Pharmaceuticals has approached you about participating in a clinical trial of their new acne drug. However, you own a fair amount of stock in the company. This represents which of the following?
a) Negligence
b) Breach of fiduciary
c) Conflict of interest
d) Fraud
You are reviewing a clinical trial agreement associated with a protocol of an investigational oral medication for acne. There is no mutual indemnity clause. Should you be concerned?
a) Yes
b) No