Texas Jurisprudence Exam Test Exam with 551 Questions and Answers 100% Correctly Verified Answers Latest Update 2025/2026 RATED A+

Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - CORRECT
ANSWERS No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWERS 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
What is "proximate cause"? - CORRECT ANSWERS Prove that negligence caused harm and that the
cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
What are the two components of proximate cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cause-in-fact (but-for test)
and foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care
was provided? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes
Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - CORRECT ANSWERS No, board certified or
eqivalent
In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes, with two
exceptions