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According to the AMA, what is a key reason behind a physician's duty of confidentiality to a patient? A. If a physician reveals information about a patient, that information isn't admissible in a lawsuit. B. The U.S. Constitution requires a physician's confidentiality. C. Sharing a patient's medical information is a form of defamation. D. The patient will feel more confident in disclosing information to the physician.

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I'd have to say D.
I was thinking B but i don't remembering it saying anything about that in the constitution..
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D. The patient will feel more confident in disclosing information to the physician
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