Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

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Use your critical-thinking skills to answer the questions that follow each case study.
A patient in her mid-twenties saw an ophthalmologist for a routine eye exam. Due to her young age, a glaucoma test was not performed. She later was diagnosed with glaucoma and sued the ophthalmology group, alleging negligence in failing to perform a glaucoma test.
The defense argued that the standard of care was to not administer the test to patients younger than 40 because the instance of glaucoma at younger ages was rare.
Which of the following statements do you think best describes the applicable standard of care in this case? Explain your choice.
The plaintiff should prevail because all patients should be protected against glaucoma, regardless of age.
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You are a phlebotomist for a community laboratory, and you report for work on an extremely busy day.
You travel daily from the lab where you work to the hospital to draw blood, and then back to the lab. You have finished drawing blood at the hospital and are on your way back to the lab when you get a cell phone call that the hospital needs a complete blood count (CBC) and electrolytes drawn STAT for a patient that has just come into the emergency room (ER).