Vocabulary Flashcards
urticaria
hives
skin reaction that result in red itchy welts
asphyxia
when the body does not get enough oxygen
veracity
the avoidance of lying, deception, and misrepresentation
nonmaleficence
non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
beneficence
the obligation of physician to act for the benefit of the patient and supports a number of moral rules to protect and defend the right of others
Hematochezia
rectal bleeding
tenesmus
rectal spasms
patient autonomy
the patients right to make his or her own decisions
HIPAA stands for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Autonomy
Ability to make independent decisions
Justice
What is considered fair
Role fidelity
Operate in your scope; be true to your role
Civil Law
non-criminal disputes such as disagreements over contracts, property ownership, and personal property damages
Tort
any wrongful act against another; a legal wrong against a person or property, excluding contract disagreements or disputes
Unintentional Torts
- Negligence
- Malpractice
Intentional Torts
- Civil Battery
- Civil Assault
- False Imprisonment
Doctrine of Respondeat Superior
holding the employer responsible for negligent acts of an employee
Malpractice
result of professional misconduct, incompetence, or lack of skills
Civil battery
touching without permission
Civil assault
threat of touching in an injurious way. This can be avoided by explaining the full procedure to the patient beforehand.
Res Ipsa Loquitor
(“The Thing Speaks for Itself): a defendant can explain events and a court can decide outcome with no witness present
Doctrine of Forseeability
knowledge of actions or lack of information that could cause injury
anorexia
loss of appetitie
cachexia
wasting of patient
marasmus
calorie malnutrition
kwashiorkor
protein malnutrition
anemia
decrease in peripheral red blood cell count
oto-
ear
emesis
the act or process of vomiting
cephalad
superior
caudal
inferior
