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Competence
A patient's ability to understand what is happening and to make decisions.
Implied Consent
The permission for medical treatment that a competent person would give if they could
Expressed Consent
A competent adult's permission to treat them
Negligence
A care provider did not do what was expected or did something carelessly.
Confidentiality
Protecting the private information an individual has given with the expectation that the information will not be given to others.
Good Samaritan Law
Designed to protect certain care providers acting in good faith.
Myo
Muscle
Neuro
Nerve
Myelo
Spinal cord or bone marrow.
Hepato
Liver
Entero
Intestine
Histo
Tissue
Arthro
Joints
Rhino
Nose
Cephalo
Head
Cardio
Heart
Osteo
Bone
Cyano
Blue
Gastro
Stomach
Lipo
Fat
Hemo
Blood
Oto
Ear
Ectomy
Surgical removal of something
Ostomy
surgical creation of an opening.
Centesis
Surgical Removal of fluid.
Scopy
To observe
Gram
To record
Megaly
Enlargement
Malacia
Abnormal Softening
Algia
Pain
Osis
condition, status, process, whether regular or diseased, or sometimes an increase.
Emia
Blood condition
Ab
Going away
Ad
Going Toward
Dys
Bad or Difficult
Post
After
Tachy
Fast/rapid
Hypo
Lower or Diminished
hyper
High, beyond, excessive
Peri
Around
Brady
Slowness
Competence
A patient's ability to understand what is happening and to make decisions
Negligence
A care provider did not do what was expected or did something carelessly
Confidentiality
Protecting the private information an individual has given with the expectation that the information will not be given to others
Good Samaritan Law
Designed to protect certain care providers acting in good faith
Thermo
Heat
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