DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 23.13
Statements Made by Patient to Doctor – Subjective / Objective Symptoms
STATEMENTS BY PATIENT TO DOCTOR
- SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS -
A doctor’s opinion about a patient’s condition may be based entirely on
objective symptoms such as those revealed through observation, examination, tests
or treatment. Or, the opinion may be based entirely on subjective symptoms,
revealed only through statements made by the patient. Or, the opinion may be based
on a combination of objective symptoms and subjective symptoms.
If a doctor has given an expert opinion based on subjective symptoms described
by a patient, you may, of course, consider the reliability of the patient’s statements
in weighing the doctor’s opinion.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
84c757a579056f5f76bd24ceb7785da7e1926ac69bfa509603d602ddcef195cf
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