Ch. 3 - Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Flashcards
(55 cards)
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abandonment
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2
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advance directive
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3
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algor mortis
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4
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applied ethics
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5
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assault
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6
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battery
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7
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bioethics
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8
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breach of confidentiality
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9
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compensatory damages
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10
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competent
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11
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consent
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12
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contributory negligence
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13
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decision-making capacity
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14
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defamation
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15
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dependent lividity
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16
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depositions
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17
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discovery
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18
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do not resuscitate (DNR) order
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19
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durable power of attorney for healthcare
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20
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duty to act
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21
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emancipated minor
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22
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emergency
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23
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emergency doctrine
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24
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emergency medical care
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25
ethics
26
expressed consent
27
false imprisonment
28
forcible restraint
29
Good samaritan laws
30
Governmental immunity
31
Gross negligence
32
Health care directive
33
Health care proxy
34
Implied consent
35
Informed consent
36
In loco Parentis
37
interrogatories
38
kidnapping
39
libel
40
medicolegal
41
morality
42
negligence
43
negligence per se
44
patient autonomy
45
protected health information (PHI)
46
proximate causation
47
punitive damages
48
putrefaction
49
res ipsa loquitur
50
rigor mortis
51
scope of practice
52
slander
53
standard of care
54
statute of limitations
55
torts
