Name and define the three categories of malpractice.
What will be an ideal response?
Malfeasance - the wrong action was taken.
Misfeasance - the correct action was done incorrectly.
Nonfeasance - no action was taken when action was necessary.
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A) Trauma B) Tumor C) Tachycardia D) Toxicology
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A) full-thickness. B) superficial. C) minor. D) partial-thickness.
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A. granulation B. angiogenesis C. photosynthesis D. wound contraction
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A) white beyond both eyes and nostrils B) small, white mark on the muzzle C) broad, white stripe on the face D) white from the coronet to the fetlock