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10 Cards in this Set
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Defensive Medicine |
Consists of medical responses that are motivated by a desire to avoid potential liability claims more than by the needs of the patient |
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Malpractice |
Professional negligence |
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Expert Witnessess |
People who have skill, experience, training, or education in a specialized field that ordinary people don't have |
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Types of Malpractice |
Failure to diagnose, failure to inform of diagnosis, errors in treatment, and lack of informed consent |
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Informed Consent |
Refers to a patients acceptance of treatment after the doctor properly informs the patient about the treatment, its risks and benefits |
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Battery |
The touching of a patient without consent |
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Living Will |
A document that states the patients wishes regarding being allowed to die a natural death if the patient is in a permanent vegetative state or a terminal condition and lacks the ability to make medical decisions |
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Product Liabilty |
The legal responsibility that a manufacturer or distributor of an unreasonably dangerous product has for damages caused by the dangerous condition |
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Contributory Negligence |
When a patient contributes to causing himself or herself harm |
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Statue of Limitations |
The time period during which a lawsuit must be brought |
