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What is Civil Law - (answer)concerns relationships either between individuals or between individuals
and the government, an individual can sue another person, a business, or the government, include
divorces, child custody, auto accidents, slander, and trespassing
What is Criminal Law - (answer)are made to protect the public as a whole from the harmful acts of
others, a criminal act is one in which a person or institution commits an illegal act or a failure to act
Legislative Branch - (answer)referred to as Congress, is the lawmaking body, composed of members of
the Senate and House or Representatives and is responsible for passing legislation into laws
Executive Branch - (answer)administers and enforces the law, consisting of the President of the US, his
cabinet, and various advisors
Judicial Branch - (answer)interprets the laws, consisting of judges and the federal courts, including the
Supreme Court
Contract Law - (answer)breach, or neglect, of a legally binding agreement between two parties
Expressed Contract or Consent - (answer)is an agreement that clearly states all the terms, it can be
entered into orally or in writing, the physician either makes you sign a contract or tells you orally
Implied Contract or Consent - (answer)is one in which is shown through inference by signs, inaction, or
silence, ex. patient reaching their arm out so you can take their BP while the MA is obtaining the BP cuff
Termination of the Contract - (answer)a breach of contract occurs when either party fails to comply with
the terms of the agreement
What are the 7 torts - (answer)Assault, Battery, False Imprisonment, Defamation of Character, Fraud,
Invasion of Privacy, and Embezzlement
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Information included in a patients Medical Record - (answer)personal patient information, full name,
address, telephone number, date of birth, martial status, employer, and insurance information
Felony - (answer)carries a punishment of death or imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more
than one year; murder, rape, sodomy, robbery, larceny, arson, burglary, tax evasion, and practicing
medicine without a license
Misdemeanor - (answer)less serious offense, carries a punishment of fines or imprisonment in jail for up
to one year; traffic violations, disturbing the peace, and minor theft
What two categories do Criminal Acts fall under; the main two laws - (answer)felony and misdemeanors
Double-Blind Test - (answer)neither the experimenter nor the patient know who is getting the research
treatment, this considered to be an objective means of gathering test data because it eliminates any
bias, or preference, the researcher may have towards a specific research method or treatment; EX:
giving three men pills to help with hair growth on their heads but only one out of the three actually
receives the medication, most of the time the physician does not know who was given the actual
medication for treatment, only the tester does
Expulsion - (answer)(being forced out) or suspension of a physician from membership in the medical
association, physicians who are accused of unethical behavior or conduct in violation of these standards
can be issued a warning or censure by the AMA but not all physicians belong to the AMA
Nontherapeutic Research - (answer)research that will not directly benefit the research subject/patient,
the justification for all medical research is that the benefit must outweigh the risk; human beings cannot
be used for testing purposed unless they consent to participate
Posthumous - (answer)(after death) use of their organs through some type of written document,
including a donor card; falls under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act permitting competent adults to
either allow or forbid giving organs of the dead