Question

mma has just seen a patient with advanced kidney failure. Her patient admits that he is still drinking alcohol, even though he knows it is making his condition worse. Emma is frustrated and seeks out the advice of a more experienced doctor in her department. To protect her patient’s confidentiality, what should Emma MOST likely do?

(1 point)
Responses

Print out the patient’s file and leave it on the desk of her colleague so he can look at it.

Print out the patient’s file and leave it on the desk of her colleague so he can look at it.

Sit down at her colleague’s table in the hospital cafeteria to discuss the case over lunch.

Sit down at her colleague’s table in the hospital cafeteria to discuss the case over lunch.

Make an appointment to meet in her colleague’s office privately to discuss the case one-on-one with the more experienced physician.

Make an appointment to meet in her colleague’s office privately to discuss the case one-on-one with the more experienced physician.

Ask her colleague during an upcoming surgical procedure she plans to assist him with.

Answer 1

Make an appointment to meet in her colleague’s office privately to discuss the case one-on-one with the more experienced physician.

Rationale: this preserves patient confidentiality by discussing the case in a private setting with a clinician who has a legitimate need to know. Leaving records on a desk or discussing in public places (cafeteria or OR) risks unauthorized disclosure.