Ethics And Law

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Abandonment

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Once a physician has agreed to take care of a patient that contract may not be terminated improperly.

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Assault

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The threat of bodily harm to another.

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Assumption of Risk

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Taking responsibility for a potential loss.

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Battery

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Actual bodily harm to another person wihtout permission. Referred to as unlawful touching to toucing without consent.

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Bioethics

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Ethical decisions, pertaining to life issues such as stem cell research, in vitro fertilization and abortion rights.

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Confidentiality

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The state of safeguarding a patient's confidences, particularly information in the medical record regarding family history, past or current diseases or illnesses, test results and medications.

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Contributory Negligence

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Patient's contribution to the injury, which if proven would release the physician as the direct cause.

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Defendant

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Person being sued or accused of a crime.

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Doctrine of Informed Consent

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Consent by a patient to a surgical or medical procedure or participation in a clinical study after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.

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Ethics

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The moral conduct of people in medical professions governed by the high principles and standars that are set and willingly followed through personal dedicaiton.

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Evidence

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Something that gives proof or leads to a conclusion

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False Imprisonment

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Any unlawful detention or restraint of another person

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Fraud

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Deceitful practice

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Indictment

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A charge or formal written accusation charging someone with a crime.

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Infliction of mental distress

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Tort claim for intentional conduct that results in mental reaction such as anguish, grief, or fright to another person’s actions that entails recoverable damages

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Invasion of Privacy

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The unauthorized publicizing of information about a patient.

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Jurisdiction

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Power or authority to decide legal cases

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Layperson

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Law man or woman

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Litigation

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Lawsuit being resolved in court, often with lawyers

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Malicious betrayal of professional secrets

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Showing spite or intentionally wanting to cause harm to someone by the breaking of an agreement or doing something to cause harm.

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Malpractice

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Professional misconduct or demonstration of an unreasonable lack of skill with result of injury, losss or damage to the patient.

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Most common type of medical tort liability

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Unintentional or negligence

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Non composmentis

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Patient is incompetent

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Patient Self Determination Act

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Documents executed by the patient to provide protection for the patient and pysician. They also provide direction for the patient's caregiver, proy to make health care related decisions. Example: Living will, durable POA, Uninformed Anatoical Gift Act card.

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Perjury

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Knowingly telling a lie or breaking an oath

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Plantiff

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A person who brings a case against another in a court of law

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Quid Pro Quo

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Giving something for something else

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Reasonable Care

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The degree of caution and concern for the safety of himself/herself and others an ordinarily prudent and rational person would use in the circumstances. This is a subjective test of determining if a person is negligent, meaning he/she did not exercise reasonable care.

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Res Gestae

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Things Done

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Res Judicata

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Things Decided

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Res Ipsa loquitur

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The thing speaks for itself

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Responde at superior

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Let the master answer

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Slander and Libel

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Slander is making a false statement about someone that hurts his reputation
Libel is a written and published false statement about someone that damages their reputation

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Defamation of Character

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Scandalous statement about someone that can injure the person's reputation.

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Standard of Care

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Asserts that the physician must provide the same knowledge, care and skill that a similarly trained physician would provide under the same circumstances in the same locality.

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Subpeona duces tecum

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The court will ask for records

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Subponea

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A summons to appear in court.

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The four D's of negligence

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Duty, dereliction or neglecgt of duty, direct cause, damages

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Verdict

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A decision, opinion or a judgment, especially on a disputed issu

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Deposition

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The removal from an office or the testimony of a witness under oath.noun

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Durable Power of Attorney

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When signed by the patient, it allows an agent or representative to act on behalf of the patient.

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Living Will

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Allows patients to request that life-sustaining treatments and nutritional support not be used to prolong life.

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

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Nonfeasance

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Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal requirement

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Statue of Limitations

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Refers to the period of time during which a patient may file a lawsuit.