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Allan Walker continues to smoke after his physician warns him that smoking carries the risk of lung cancer. His physician documents this admonition in Allan's medical record. When Allan develops lung cancer, he sues his doctor for malpractice. Allan states that he did not know about the risk of continued smoking. What malpractice defense might apply in this case? a. denial b. assumption of risk c. contributory negligence d. borrowed servant e. b and c both apply
Denial and Contributory negligence
Neglect
Dereliction
which of the four D's is violated when a physician fails to inform the patient about the risks of not receiving treatment? a. duty b. dereliction c. direct cause d. damages e. none of the above is correct
Dereliction
legally responsible for one's actions
Liable
Using a third person to help settle a dispute in a nonbinding decision is called: a. mediation. b. arbitration. c. malpractice lawsuit. d. civil lawsuit. e. none of the above.
Mediation
The doctrine of respondeat superior does not apply between the physician and the: a. nurse. b. medical assistant. c. phlebotomist. d. pharmacist. e. physical therapist.
Medical Assistant
Carl Simon, a pharmacy technician, fills a prescription for Coumadin, a blood-thinning agent, for Beth White. He hands Beth the prescription without giving her any instructions.Beth has been taking large doses of aspirin for arthritis. The aspirin and Coumadin cause excessive bleeding when Beth takes them together. What is the legal term to describe a potential liability that Carl may have committed/ a. malfeasance b. misfeasance c. nonfeasance d. arbitration e. standard of proof
Nonfeasance
direct cause of injury
Proximate
A phlebotomist draws blood from Sam Ford's right arm. Sam experiences pain and numbness in that arm immediately after the blood is drawn. this is an example of what legal doctrine? a. duty b. feasance c. res judicata d. proximate cause e. rider
Proximate cause
Emily King mistakenly administers syrup of ipecac, which causes vomiting, instead of syrup of cola, which soothes the stomach lining, to Jacob Freeman. Jacob immediately begins to vomit. Which term could be used to describe Emily's action? a. res judicata b. res ipsa loquitur c. nonfeasance d. misfeasance e. rider
Res ipsa loquitur
Once the court has decided a case and the appeals process is over, there can be no new lawsuit on the same subject between the same two parties. This is referred to as: a. statute of limitations. b. res ipsa loquitur. c. res judicata. d. contributory negligence. e. comparative negligence.
Res judicata
To cover their employees, some physician's carry additional insurance that is added onto the physician's liability insurance. a. liability. b. rider. c. tort. d. cap. e. standard of proof.
Rider
add-on to an insurance policy
Rider
a civil wrong
Tort
improper doing of a lawful act
misfeasance
failure to perform a necessary action
nonfeasance
In a medical office, the list of agents for the physician includes the: a. nurse, medical assistant, and LPN. b. technicians. c. cleaning staff. d. a and b only. e. a, b, and c.
nurse, medical assistant, and LPN, technicians and cleaning staff.
"the thing speaks for itself"
res ipsa loquitur
"the thing has been decided"
res judicata
