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Glossary of Medical
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Medical Incident: Any act, error or omission during the
providing of professional services.
Medical lien: The right of a hospital, doctor or health
care provider to assert an interest in personal injury recoveries
to the extent of the cost of the treatment or service provided.
Medical Malpractice: Improper or negligent treatment of a person
under a medical professional's care, which results in injury or
death.
Medical Negligence: Failure of a physician or other
medical personnel to meet the standards of conduct for duties
relating to the medical profession. Those standards are based on
what a reasonable person with the requisite knowledge and skills
would or would not do.
Mellaril: An antipsychotic drug for schizophrenics.
Mellaril has been associated with causing cardiac arrhythmias and
sudden death.
Meridia: A prescription diet drug containing Sibutramine.
Sibutramine has been associated adverse cardiovascular effects
and, in some instances, death.
Mesothelioma: A type of cancer found in people who have
been exposed to asbestos. Mesothelioma can occur in the lining of
the lungs or abdomen, and it has no known cure.
Misdiagnosis: A medical professional's failure to
properly identify and diagnose a patient's medical condition. A
doctor can be held liable for any damages that result from a
misdiagnosis if the medical mistake was a result of negligence.
Medical negligence (a subtype of medical malpractice) is defined
as a medical professional's failure to exact the degree of care,
skill, and prudence that a reasonable medical professional would
in a similar situation.
Mistrial: An erroneous invalid trial that cannot stand
in law.
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