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Medical law and ethics
medical law and ethics vocabulary review
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Pharmacology
Professional
04/30/2011

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assault
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an attempt or threat to touch another person without his or her consent

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Batterry
Definition
actual touching of a person without his or her consent
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bench trial
Definition
trial in which the judge hears the case and renders a verdict; no jury is present
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breach
Definition
an infraction such as breach of contract, in which the areed-on terms are violated
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civil law
Definition
a branch of law that focuses on issues between private citizens
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common law
Definition
traditional laws that were established by the English legal system
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confidentiality
Definition
protection of patient data from unauthorized personnel
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consent
Definition
an agreement between a patient and physician to do a given medical procedure
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contract
Definition
an agreement between two or more parties for a given act
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damages
Definition
the resulting injury or suffering that resulted from negligence
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depositions
Definition
a process in which one party questions another party under oath
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emancipated minor
Definition
a patient under the age of majority but who is legally considered to be an adult
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ethics
Definition
guidelines for moral behavior by peer groups
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expert witness
Definition
a professional who testifies on the standard of care in a trial
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implied consent
Definition
an informal agreement of approval from the patient to perform given task
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informed consent
Definition
a statement of approval from the patient for the physician to perform a given a given procedure after the patient has been educated about the risk and benefits of the procedure
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malpractice
Definition
a tort in which the patient is harmed by actions of a health care worker
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negligence
Definition
performance of an act that a reasonable healthcare worker would not have done or omission of an act that a reasonable person would have done
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plantiff
Definition
the party that initiates a lawsuit
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res ipsa loquitur
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"the thing that speaks for its self
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respondeat superior
Definition
"let the master answer"
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tort
Definition
the righting of wrongs or injuries suffered by someone because of another persons wrong doing
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verdict
Definition
a decision of guilty or not guilty based on evidence presented in a trial
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advance directive
Definition
a statements of a patients wishes regarding health care prior to a critical medical event
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appeal
Definition
a process by which a higher court reviews the decision
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