HSA 515 Midterm Exam Part 1 � � � � � � � 1)The writings of Hippocrates were preserved by � � � � � � � � � � 2)At the beginning of the 21st century approximately _______ _______ Americans do not have health insurance � � � � � � � � � 3) The discoverer of vitamins A and B (which played an important role in the advancement of medicine of the 20th century) � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4)The first incorporated hospital in the U.S. was founded in � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5) The person often referred to as the first hospital administrator � � � � � � � � � 6) The first psychiatric hospital founded in the U.S. was located in � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7) As early as 1134 B.C. these ancient ruins demonstrate evidence that patients were being treated holistically � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8) The inventor of the electrocardiograph, which marked the beginning of medicine in the 20th century � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9) Two of the significant influences in the development o surgical procedures � � � � � � � � 10) Common law in the United States had its origins in � � � � � � � � � � � � 11) Body of law consisting of principles derived from judicial decisions � � � � � � � � � 12) Extensive body of law issued by state or federal agencies to direct the enacted laws of the federal or state government. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13) Laws governing relationships between people � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14) In common law, the term referring to that which has been acted on or decided by the courts � � � � � � � � � � � 15) Federally sponsored health insurance program for persons over 65 years of age and certain disabled persons � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16) The federal Food and Drug Administration is an agency within the � � � � � � � � � � � � 17) The U.S. Supreme Court consists of � � � � � � � � � � � � 18) Legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific standard of care to protect others � � � � � � � � � � � � 19) Liability of a manufacturer, seller, or supplier to a buyer or other third party for injuries sustained because of a defect in a product is called � � � � � � � � � � 20) The commission or omission of an act, as judged against the actions of a hypothetical “reasonably prudent person”� is � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21) The spoken form of defamation is � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22) A defense in a case where the patient uses a product in a manner in which it was not intended to be used. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23) The improper performance of a legal act, resulting in injury to another is � � � � � � � � � � � � � 24) Failure to act when there is a duty to act � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 25) Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a
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