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Good medical practice, safeguarding adults and domestic abuse
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A doctor's elderly father asks her to prescribe his blood pressure tablets. What should she do?
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The answer is A: Ask him to see his own GP.
Doctors should avoid treating family members except in emergencies or for minor problems.
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