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Chapter 8 medical law and ethics Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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what are the 6 types of law?

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  1. common
  2. criminal
  3. private
  4. public
  5. case
  6. civil
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the person or group accused in court

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defendant

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a person who files the lawsuit initiating civil legal action

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plaintiff

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what are the 2 types of defamation?

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  1. libel - written
  2. slander - spoken
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what are the 2 types of court?

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inferior and superior

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when a case is transferred from a lower to higher court

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appeal

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an application made to a judge to obtain an order, ruling, or decision

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motion

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sworn pretiral testimony given by a witness

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deposition

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the final settlement of a case

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disposition

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10
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what needs to be filled out to release medical records

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a medical records release form

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what are the 3 types of consent

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  1. informed
  2. implied
  3. expressed
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12
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the practice of performing medical tests and procedures to protect against future liability

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defensive medicine

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without legal force or effect

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void

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a type of medical practice in which a physician practices alone and is responsible for all profits and liabilities

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sole proprietorship

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statute that prohibits child labor and the firing of employees for exercising their rights

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fair labor standards act of 1938

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what does POMR stand for and what is it?

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problem oriented medical record
medical records based on patients problems

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what does SOAP stand for and what does each word mean?

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  • subjective - patients words
  • objective - facts (ex: vitals)
  • assessment - diagnosis
  • plan of action - treatment
18
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what does SOMR stand for and what is it?`

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source oriented medical record
medical records based on the information (ex: lab reports)

19
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a legal document stating what type of treatment is desired when terminally ill, unconscious, or in a coma

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advanced medical directive

20
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that part of HIPAA that deals with protecting health care coverage for employees who change jobs

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TITLE 1

21
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that part of HIPAA that provides federal protection for the privacy of health information

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TITLE 2

22
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when a physician accepts payment from another physician for the referral of a patient

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fee splitting

23
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substitution of another surgeon without patients consent

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ghost surgery

24
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a document that gives a designated person the ability to make legal decisions on their behalf

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durable power of attorney

25
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treatment to cure a patients disease

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curative care

26
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treatment of symptoms to make a dying person more comfortable

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palliative care

27
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Res ipsa loquitur is a Latin phrase that refers to…

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something that is common knowledge/speaks for itself

28
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a list of general info that can be requested by a party to a lawsuit and must be answered in a specific amount of time

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subpoena duces tecum

29
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what term means “the task of presenting testimony to prove guilt or innocence”

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burden of proof

30
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when a patients behavior helped cause the injury

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contributory negligence

31
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if a physician performs a procedure on a minor without parental consent, what would he be charged with?

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assault and battery

32
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a wrongful act against another individual

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tort

33
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what are the 4 D’s of negligence?

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  1. duty
  2. derilect
  3. direct cause
  4. damages
34
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civil law involves crimes against…

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individuals

35
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An employee who is considered to be acting on the physician’s behalf while performing professional tasks is…

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respondeat superior

36
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a lawful act that is done incorrectly

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misfeasance

37
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The legal term res ipsa loquitur refers to cases in which the…

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doctors mistake is clearly obvious

38
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performing wrong acts

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malfeasance

39
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performing lawful act in an unlawful way

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misfeasance

40
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failure to act when required to do so

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nonfeasance

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