The defendant in a lawsuit is the
A. party against who criminal or civil charges have been filed.
B. party filing the civil charges.
C. party keeping order in the court.
D. party that testifies.
E. party that dismisses the suit.
A. party against who criminal or civil charges have been filed.
A defendant is the person being sued and who must defend himself or herself in court. The bailiff keeps order in the court, witnesses testify in court, and judges preside over lawsuits. The plaintiff is the person(s) filing the lawsuit.
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a. TURP b. prostatotomy
In most states, which of the following cases is not mandated as a reportable injury?
A. A physician suspects child abuse in a child with multiple fractures. B. A physician suspects spousal abuse, however the patient does not admit it occurred. C. A physician treats a patient who states that she was raped. D. A physician treats a person who was assaulted in a parking lot. E. A physician treats an elderly patient who fails to take his medicine.
TSH is produced by the:
a. thyroid b. anterior pituitary c. posterior pituitary d. hypothalamus
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word