ch 6)

A diabetic patient that has been continually warned about the importance of of changing his or her dietary habits had to have their leg amputated. The patient sues the endocrinologist for failure to manage their disease and claims to have suffered damages as a result. Explain the prosecution's case in terms of the four Ds of malpractice and describe how the physician might defend his or her self, and what evidence they would need to put up this defense?