A anesthesiologist with a major hospital contacts one of the doctors at the same hospital and explains to him he has been having brief laps of time, this was concluded with a diagnoses of a form of epilepsy. Unfortunately this has gone unrecognized thought out his residency, His condition is completely treatable, but has left the second doctor feeling unsure of his ethics on the doctors patient relationship or to let the hospital now his condition.
The issue in this case is that the condition of being an epileptic can harm patients and the other doctor has an obligation under his oath no matter the doctor-patient confidentiality to make the hospital aware of this situation. There is a huge risk that this kind of could possible scare other
The issue in this case is that the condition of being an epileptic can harm patients and the other doctor has an obligation under his oath no matter the doctor-patient confidentiality to make the hospital aware of this situation. There is a huge risk that this kind of could possible scare other