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Liable means what?
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Accountable under law
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A partnership is what?
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An association in which two or more individuals practice together and each assumes liability
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The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgement is called what?
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Jurisdiction
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A phyician is required to report all of the following EXCEPT?: A) Births B) Deaths C) Abuse D) Communicable diseases E) Stroke
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E) Stroke
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A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is what?
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Misdemeanor
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Professional negligence is also called what?
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Malpractice
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What are the four D's of negligence?
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Dereliction, Damages, Duty, and Direct cause
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Consent is unnecessary in what situation?
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In emergency situations
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The transplant of animal tissue into a human is known as what?
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A heterographt
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What are the four stages of grief identified by Kubler-Ross?
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Depression, isolation, bargaining, and anger
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The age of majority in most juristictions is what?
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18 years
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It is permissible to release private and confidential information about a patient when?
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When the patient has signed a release form
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"Res ipsa loquitur" is a Latin phrase that refers to what?
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Something that is common knowledge or that speaks for itself
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What are the four parts of the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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Privacy, confidentiality, refusing treatment, and expecting continuity of care
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What does "Respondeat" superior mean?
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"Let the higher up answer"
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