What is a physician's duty of inquiry?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ellsworth v. Jablonski, 2011 ABQB 667 (CanLII):
A physician has a duty to take a careful and thorough history, but that need not always amount to a cross-examination. Generally speaking, the physician’s duty of inquiry is related to the patient’s presenting condition and symptoms: Rose v. Dujon.
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