Is a physician liable for medical malpractice if the patient was not completely truthful?

The answer to that question would be dependent on what the patient was untruthful about with the doctor.
For example is a doctor were going to administer anesthesia and asked if the patient had eaten food within a period of time and the patient lied about when he last ate it could cost him his life.  The patient could throw up under anesthesia and smother to death.  The physician can have no way of determining the truth and that is why he complies with the standard of care in requesting that the patient provide him with the personal information he needs to decide on an appropriate form of anesthesia.

Medical Malpractice: Is Your Doctor Responsible?

A doctor’s medical care and treatment is considered negligent if and when that care and treatment falls below the accepted standard of care provided by competent physicians in his same field of medical treatment. If a doctor follows all required and reasonable procedures in supplying care and treatment to a patient but an adverse result occurs for the reason that the patient intentionally supplied him with false information which he relied on in providing the care and treatment then the doctor should not be accused of malpractice concerning an adverse medical result caused by the patient’s failure to provide him with truthful healthcare related information.      

Getting Legal Help

If you or a member of your family has been a victim of medical malpractice and sustained an injury due to negligent provision of medical care and treatment then contact a personal injury attorney to discuss the circumstances of the injury and determine if a recovery lawsuit is indicated.