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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Liable means | Accountable under law |
| A partnership is | An association in which two or more individuals practice together and each assumes liability |
| The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment is called | Jurisdiction |
| A physician is required to report all of the following except | Stroke |
| A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a | Misdemeanor |
| Professional negligence is also called | Malpractice |
| All of the following are the D's of negligence except | Debts |
| In which case can a minor's medical records be released? | A parent with legal custody has signed the release forms |
| In order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patients, medical assistants should not | Discuss confidential matters such as test results and finances over the telephone, Leave messages with someone other than the patient about test results or finances, Release medical records without the signed consent of the patient or legal guardian, All |
| A contract | Is a voluntary agreement, Is made for a consideration, Involves a specific promise made, Involves two or more parties, All of these |
| Which of the following terms refers to a list of general information that can be requested by a party to a lawsuit before trial, and must be answered under oath within a specific time? | Subpoena duces tecum |
| Which of the following terms refers to the rules and principles of conduct that are required of citizens by legislative enactments? | Laws |
| Which of the following means “breach of contract”? | Failure of a party to comply with the terms of a legally valid contract |
| Which of the following terms means “the task of presenting testimony to prove guilt or innocence at a trial”? | Burden of proof |
| In a medical malpractice suit, which of the following terms represents the legal defense that unreasonable patient behavior helped cause the injury? | Contributory negligence |
| Which of the following legal documents applies to anatomical gifts? | Uniform donor card |
| Which of the following documents is prepared when a patient decides to grant his wife the legal authority to act on his behalf? | Durable power of attorney |
| If a physician who performs a nonemergency procedure on a 10-year-old child without parental consent, he or she may be charged with which of the following? | Assault and battery |
| The legal relationship between the physician and the patient is guided by which of the following? | Medical ethics |
| Which of the following terms describes a wrongful act against another individual? | Tort |
| Which of the following is specifically designed to protect the rights of patients with terminal illnesses? | Living will |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the four Ds of negligence? | Defamation |
| Which of the following is governed by the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? | Organ donation |
| Which of the following is identified as “stage four” of grief? | Depression |
| The granting of a license to practice medicine by one state, when the original license has been issued in another state, is known as licensing by | reciprocity. |
| Consent is unnecessary | In emergency situations |
| The transplant of animal tissue into a human is known as | A heterograft |
| All of the following are stages of grief identified by Kübler-Ross except | Death |
| The age of majority in most jurisdictions is | 18 years |
| It is permissible to release private and confidential information about a patient | When the patient has signed a release form |
| Good Samaritan laws | Encourage physicians to render emergency first aid, Exist in all 50 states, Protect physicians against liability for negligence in certain circumstances, Deal with the treatment of accident victims, All of these |
| Res ipsa loquitur is a Latin phrase that refers to | Something that is common knowledge or that speaks for itself |
| All of the following are part of the Patient's Bill of Rights except | Refusing discharge from the hospital |
| Which of the following means "let the higher-up answer"? | Respondeat superior |
| Which of the following items is the most important for medical assistants to keep in mind during their daily work routine in medical offices? | Confidentiality |
| In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's records? | When a court requests it by means of a subpoena |
| When is it also permissible to release information from a patient's records? | When the patient signs a release |
| Information held confidential within the protected physician-patient relationship is | Privileged communication |
| In cases of malpractice involving res ipsa loquitur, | The physician has the burden of proving his or her innocence |
| The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act includes the provision that | Physicians who accept organs and tissue in good faith, relying on apparently valid documents, are protected from lawsuits, The time of death must be determined by a physician, Any person over 18 years of age may give all or any part of his or her body up |
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