CMA Exam review 2022 complete solution
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - outward
A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen and requires surgery.
The body organ most likely to be involved is the - spleen
right and wrong conduct is - ethics
the most common type of medical tort liability is - negligence
a person being sued is called - the defendant
the withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of
such discharge from the case by the patient is - abandonment
an unlawfulthreat or attempt to bodily injury to another is - assault
the health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted
reasonable as compared with fellow workers is called - reasonable care
negligence by a professional person - malpractice
an act that violates criminal law is called - a crime
the breaking of a law, promise, orduty is called - breach
the ability to see things from another's point of view is called - empathy
the time established for filing law suits is - statute of limitations
A ________ commands a witness to appear at a trial or other procceeding and to give
testimony - supoena
a wrong committed against one another person or the person's property is - tort
holding or detaining a person against his will is - false imprisonment
a violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph or private affairs
exposed of made public without giving consent is considered - invasion of privacy
a major crime for which is greater punishment is imposed other that a misdemeanor -
felony
one who institutes a lawsuit is called the - plantiff
, a legal statement of how an individual's property is to distributed after death is called a -
will
information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without
consent of the person who gave it is called - privileged communication
a rule of conduct make by a government body is - law
failure to do something that reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances
that ends up causing harm to another person or person's property is - negligence
permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - consent
injurying the name and reputation of another person by makeing false statements to a
third person - defamation
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite
thing is - contract
lack of physical or mental fitness is - incompetence
the final decision of a court in an action or suit is called - judgement
responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - respondent superior
a Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - non compos mentis
a person who is no longer under care, custody, or supervision of a parent is considered
a - emancipated minor
an impartial panel established to listen and to investigate patients' complaints about
medical care or excessive fees is - medical grievance committee
latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in
questions is - res gestae
testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when
the case comes to trail - deposition
a statute that enforces private rights and liabilities , as differentiated from criminal law -
civil law
violation or omission of a legal or moral duty - breach of duty
a deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - battery
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - outward
A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen and requires surgery.
The body organ most likely to be involved is the - spleen
right and wrong conduct is - ethics
the most common type of medical tort liability is - negligence
a person being sued is called - the defendant
the withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of
such discharge from the case by the patient is - abandonment
an unlawfulthreat or attempt to bodily injury to another is - assault
the health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted
reasonable as compared with fellow workers is called - reasonable care
negligence by a professional person - malpractice
an act that violates criminal law is called - a crime
the breaking of a law, promise, orduty is called - breach
the ability to see things from another's point of view is called - empathy
the time established for filing law suits is - statute of limitations
A ________ commands a witness to appear at a trial or other procceeding and to give
testimony - supoena
a wrong committed against one another person or the person's property is - tort
holding or detaining a person against his will is - false imprisonment
a violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph or private affairs
exposed of made public without giving consent is considered - invasion of privacy
a major crime for which is greater punishment is imposed other that a misdemeanor -
felony
one who institutes a lawsuit is called the - plantiff
, a legal statement of how an individual's property is to distributed after death is called a -
will
information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without
consent of the person who gave it is called - privileged communication
a rule of conduct make by a government body is - law
failure to do something that reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances
that ends up causing harm to another person or person's property is - negligence
permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - consent
injurying the name and reputation of another person by makeing false statements to a
third person - defamation
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite
thing is - contract
lack of physical or mental fitness is - incompetence
the final decision of a court in an action or suit is called - judgement
responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - respondent superior
a Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - non compos mentis
a person who is no longer under care, custody, or supervision of a parent is considered
a - emancipated minor
an impartial panel established to listen and to investigate patients' complaints about
medical care or excessive fees is - medical grievance committee
latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in
questions is - res gestae
testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when
the case comes to trail - deposition
a statute that enforces private rights and liabilities , as differentiated from criminal law -
civil law
violation or omission of a legal or moral duty - breach of duty
a deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - battery
