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MBIC- MODULE 130 UNIT 2
MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2012

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Term
ARBITRATION
Definition
SUBMITTING A DISPUTE FOR RESOLUTION TO A PERSON OTHER THAN A JUDGE.
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COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
Definition
AN AMOUNT OF MONEY AWARDED BY THE COURT TO MAKE UP FOR LOSS OF INCOME OR EMOTIONAL PAIN AND SUFFERING.
Term
FEASANCE
Definition
DOING AN ACT OR PERFORMING A DUTY.
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MALPRACTICE
Definition
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT OR DEMONSTRATION OF AN UNREASONABLE LACK OF SKILL WITH THE RESULT OF INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT.
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NEGLIGENCE
Definition
AN UNINTENTIONAL ACTION THAT OCCURS WHEN A PERSON EITHER PERFORMS OR FAILS TO PERFORM AN ACTION THAT A "REASONABLE PERSON" WOULD OR WOULD NOT HAVE COMMITTED IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.
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AUTOPSY
Definition
A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF ORGANS AND TISSUES TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
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DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA)
Definition
A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THAT ENFORCES THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1970.
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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE HEART AND INCLUDES THE STUDY OF ARRHYTHMIAS.
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MORBIDITY RATE
Definition
THE RATE OF SICK PEOPLE OR CASES OF DISEASE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SPECIFIC POPULATION.
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PROBABLE CAUSE
Definition
A REASONALBE BELIEF THAT SOMETHING IMPROPER HAS OCCURRED.
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AUTONOMITY
Definition
INDEPENDENCE.
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DISCRIMINATION
Definition
UNFAIR OR UNEQUAL TREATMENT.
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NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
Definition
RADIOACTIVE RADIOLOGIC PRODURES TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOLOGY CONDITIONS.
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PARENTERAL
Definition
MEDICATION ROUTE OTHER THAN THE ALIMENTARY CANAL (ORAL AND RECTAL) INCLUDING SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRAVENOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR ROUTES.
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STEREOTYPING
Definition
NEGATIVE GENERALITIES CONCERNING SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT A GROUP ARE APPLIEDTO AN ENTIRE POPULATION...
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DISCLOSED
Definition
MADE KNOWN.
Term
DOCTRINE OF PROFESSIONAL DISCRETION
Definition
MEANS THAT A PHYSICIAN MAY DERTERMINEE, BASED ON HIS OR HER BEST JUDGEMENT, IF A PATIENT WITH MENTALOR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMSSHOULD VIEW THE MEDICAL RECORD.
Term
JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION (JCAHO)
Definition
AN ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
Term
PROBLEM ORIENTED MEDICAL RECORD (POMR)
Definition
A METHOD OF RECORDING DATA ABOUT THE HEALTH STATUS OF A PATIENT IN A PROBLEM SOLVING.
Term
SOAP
Definition
SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT PLAN
Term
COVERED ENTITIES
Definition
HEALTHCARE UNDER HIPPA REGULATIONS SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY'S HEALTHCARE CLEARING HOUSE AND SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS LIFE INSUREES INFORMATION SYSTEMS, VENDERS AND UNIVERISTIES.
Term
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPPA)
Definition
REGULATES THE PRIVACY OF PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION.
Term
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES (NNP)
Definition
THE DETAILS THE PROVIDERS PRIVACY PRACTICES.
Term
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI)
Definition
AN INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION THAT RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION OR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH IS TO AN INDIVIDUAL.
Term
WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
Definition
A WIRELESS SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY ACCESS PATIENT INFORMATION.
Term
AED
Definition
aUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRULLATOR/ A TRIAL FIBULLATION
Term
ANEURYSM
Definition
ABNORMAL WIDENING OR BALLOONING OF AN ARTERY DUE TO WEAKNESS IN THE WALL OF THE BLOOD VESSEL.
Term
ANGI/O
Definition
VESSEL
Term
BRADY-
Definition
SLOW
Term
CABG
Definition
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
Term
CARDI/O
Definition
HEART
Term
CHD
Definition
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Term
CHF
Definition
CONJESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
CONSTRICTION
Definition
PROCESS OF DRAWING TOGETHER, AS IN THE NARROWING OF A VESSEL.
Term
CYANOSIS
Definition
ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES CAUSED BY OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN THE BLOOD.
Term
ECHO
Definition
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
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FLUTTER
Definition
PATHOLOGICAL RAPID HEART RATE THAT MAY CAUSE CARDIACOUTPUT TO BE DECREASED WITH ATRIAL FLUTTER.
Term
-GRAPH
Definition
TO WRITE, RECORD
Term
HEM/O
Definition
BLOOD
Term
ISCHEMIA
Definition
A CONDITION WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF OXYGEN DUE TO DECREASED BLOOD SUPPLY TO A PART OF THE BODY.
Term
-MEGALY
Definition
ENLARGEMENT, LARGE
Term
MRI
Definition
MAGNETIC RENSONANCE IMAGING
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MY/O
Definition
MUSCLE
Term
OCCLUSION
Definition
A BLOCKAGE IN A VESSEL CANAL OR PASSAGE OF THE BODY.
Term
OXIMETRY
Definition
PROCESS OF MEASURINGTHE OXYGEN OF BLOOD.
Term
PECTOR
Definition
CHEST
Term
SOB
Definition
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
Term
STENT
Definition
MEDICAL DEVICE MADE OF EXPANDABLE MATERIAL.
Term
TACHY-
Definition
RAPID, FAST
Term
VENIPUNCTURE
Definition
PUNCTURE OF A VEIN FOR THE REMOVAL OF BLOOD FOR ANALYSIS.
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