Saturday 19 December 2015

APPG Entrance Preparations | About Informed consent


About Informed consent, false is:- 

A. All information should be given about treatment options.
B. All information about expected complications should be told 
C. Any treatment option better than the treatment being provided should be told 
D. All disclosure should be done in a language that the patient can understand

Ans. B.  All information about expected complications should be told

False statement is ‘All information about expected complications should be told’. The physician should not inform the patient about all the adverse effects, instead should inform the patient about one important adverse effect that should be considered in the decision and thus material to the decision making process.