When a patient rolls up his sleeve to have his blood pressure taken, he is demonstrating what type of contract?

When a patient rolls up his sleeve to have his blood pressure taken, he is demonstrating what type of contract?

• A. Implied contract
• B. Express contract
• C. Quasi-contract
• D. No contract

Answer: (A)

Rolling up a sleeve to have blood pressure taken demonstrates an implied contract. In healthcare, when a patient seeks care and agrees to routine procedures through actions rather than words, an implied-in-fact contract forms—the patient signals consent by allowing the procedure, and the provider is obliged to perform it and expects compensation. Express contracts require explicit promises, and quasi-contract comes into play only when no contract exists but the law imposes one to prevent unjust enrichment. No contract would ignore that care was sought and provided.

Rolling up a sleeve to have blood pressure taken demonstrates an implied contract. In healthcare, when a patient seeks care and agrees to routine procedures through actions rather than words, an implied-in-fact contract forms—the patient signals consent by allowing the procedure, and the provider is obliged to perform it and expects compensation. Express contracts require explicit promises, and quasi-contract comes into play only when no contract exists but the law imposes one to prevent unjust enrichment. No contract would ignore that care was sought and provided.