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Medical Law+Ethics Vocab Flashcards

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Abandonment

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Professional stops caring without a substitute

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Assault

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Threat of bodily harm

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Battery

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An action that causes bodily harm to another

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Bioethics

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Principles of right and wrong that arise from medical advances

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Breach of contract

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Violation of a contract’s terms

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Civil Law

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crime against person

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Consent

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Agreement; patient gives permission to a medically trained person

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Contract

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A voluntary agreement between two parties

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Criminal Law

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Crimes against the state

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Defamation

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Damaging a person’s reputation

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Deposition

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Sworn statement for trial.

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Durable Power of attorney

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Document naming the person who will make decisions regarding medical care.

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Ethics

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Right and wrong

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Expressed Contract

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Contract written or spoken

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Felony

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A serious crime

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Fraud

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Act of deception

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Implied Contract

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Contract created by conduct

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Law

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A rule of conduct enforced by authority

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Locum tenens

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A substitute physician

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Minor

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under age of majority

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Misdemeanor

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Less serious crime

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Negligence

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Failure to perform results in harm of a patient

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POLST form (Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment)

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set of orders for treatment

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Tort

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Breach of obligation that causes harm

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