Medico-Legal Topics in Emergency Cardiology.
Emerg Med Clin North Am
; 40(4): 707-715, 2022 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-36396217
ABSTRACT
The workup and diagnosis of cardiovascular emergencies represent the present and future risk to emergency physicians. Eliciting and documenting key details of a cardiovascular complaint, as well as following established standards for accurate and timely diagnosis of emergencies, is central to the medico-legal aspects of cardiovascular emergencies. Key elements of documentation include history, physical exam, diagnostic workup, and medical decision making. Key elements of medical malpractice include the existence of a legal duty, breach of the legal duty, causation, and presence of damages. All 4 legal elements must be present for medical malpractice to be proven in a court of law.
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MEDLINE
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Cardiologia
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Imperícia
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article