Chapter 7 - Professional Responsibilities Flashcards
endemic
a disease that is always present and affects a small number of people in a population
vital statistics
mathematical analysis of information provided to governmental agencies such as public health; information related to births and deaths
epidemic
a disease that affects a large number of people in a population
pandemic
a disease that affects a large number of people in multiple populations
protected relationship
communication between two parties that cannot be used in legal proceedings
privileged communication
private conversations that the law protects from being disclosed in legal proceedings
medical examiner
physician who determines cause of death and gathers forensic evidence
The _____ would be used to determine if a person should be suspicious of abuse.
reasonable person standard
What are the three categories of public health laws?
- Law of Populations
- Disease and Injury Prevention
- Police Powers
What are the three categories of professional responsibilities?
- Responsibility to the patient
- Responsibility to the profession
- Personal responsibility
In Michigan, birth and death certificates are filed with the _____.
Department of Health and Human Services
With a special DEA number, prescriptions can be written for schedule _____ drugs.
II and III
CEU
continuing-education units
Which drugs have a high potential for drug abuse and cannot be prescribed for any purpose?
schedule I
