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59 Cards in this Set
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Right and wrong conduct is known as
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ethics
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The most common type of medical tort liability is
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negligence
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A person being sued is called the
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defendant
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The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable
notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is |
abandonment
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An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is
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assault
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The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted
reasonable as compared with fellow workers. This is called |
reasonable care
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Negligence by a professional person is called
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malpractice
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An act that violates criminal law is called a
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crime
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The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called a
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breach
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The ability to see things from another person’s point of view is
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empathy
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The time established for filing law suits is the
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statute of limitations
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A write that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to
give testimony is a |
subpoena
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A wrong committed against another person or the person’s property is a
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tort
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Holding or detaining a person against his will is
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false imprisonment
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A violation of a person’s right not to have his or her name, photograph or private
affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is an |
invasion of privacy
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A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a
misdemeanor is a |
felony
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One who institutes a lawsuit is a
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plaintiff
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A legal statement of how an individual’s property is to be distributed after death
is a |
will
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Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed
without consent of the person who gave it is |
privileged communication
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A rule of conduct made by a government body is a
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law
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Failure to do something that reasonable person would do under ordinary
circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person’s property is |
negligence
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Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is
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consent.
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Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to
a third person is |
defamation
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An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some
definite thing is a |
contract.
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Failure to do something that reasonable person would do under ordinary
circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person’s property is |
negligence
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Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is
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consent.
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Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to
a third person is |
defamation
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An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some
definite thing is a |
contract.
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Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as
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incompetence
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The final decision of a court in an action or suit is a
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judgment
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Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is
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respondent superior
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A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is
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non compos mentis
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A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is
called an |
emancipated minor
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An impartial panel established to listen and to investigate patient’s complaints
about medical care or excessive fees is called a |
medical grievance committee
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Latin for “things done; deeds”; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in
question would be called |
res gestae
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Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use
when the case comes to trial is |
deposition
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A statute that enforces private rights and liabilities, as differentiated from
criminal law is called a |
civil law
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Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called
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breach of duty
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Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of
unpreventable results of that treatment is called |
assumption of risk
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Conduct, courtesy and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by
medical professionals are known as |
medical etiquette
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An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance
upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called |
fraud
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To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or resumption at
a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a |
suspension
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Latin for “things decided” – that is a matter already decided by a judicial authority
is called |
res judicata
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That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new
independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occurred is called |
proximate cause
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The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise
unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called |
res ipsa loquitor
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Failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill
has been used, is called |
breach of contract
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A physician must have a______to dispense, prescribe or administer
controlled substances. |
narcotic license
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Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may
result in |
invasion of privacy
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Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by
members of the medical community through a process known as . |
peer review
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Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982, Peer Review Organizations are
responsible for the review of the appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as . |
admissions review
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A fraudulent signature is called
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forgery
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_______are defined as what are right and wrong.
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Ethics
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The use of ____for research might involve a decision
based upon bioethics. |
fetal tissue transplantation
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A physician must have the patient’s permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except in the instance of _______.
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gunshot wound(s)
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It is____ to deny treatment to HIV infected patients
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unethical
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_____is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the
privacy and confidentiality of patients’ health information. |
HIPAA
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In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for .
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Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act |
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The statement “A physician shall respect the law” is a part of the
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AMA Code of Ethics
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________generally results from an act of carelessness, without an intent to harm.
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Breach of confidentiality
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