An MA notices that a doctor often refers patients for physical therapy to a practice owned by his spouse. He does not offer the patients a choice of therapy providers and does not tell them his spouse owns the practice. This may be considered 

A patient who is being treated for a knife wound in his abdomen says the knife slipped while he was carving a jack-o-lantern. When he first called the office, he said he had tripped with a hunting knife. This wound should be reported as a possible

A woman collapses at a crowded sporting event. A doctor who is nearby provides care, but the woman dies. The woman’s family sues the doctor for malpractice. What type of law may protect the doctor?

If a patient has signed a general consent form within the last year, which of the following is true?

 After an outpatient procedure, a patient has a bad infection at the incision site. He sues both the provider and the MA who assisted in the procedure, claiming that the MA did not properly sterilize the surgical equipment. In this case, the patient is the _______________ and the MA and provider are _______________

       Extra Credit:                      [3 points each]Do Not attempt an extra credit question until you have completed the test.             1. What was “Americanitis”?           2. Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?           3. Who said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?           4. Who said, “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line”?           5. Who is the only presidential candidate to run for office from prison?

       Short Essay One:                           [75 points: CHOOSE ONE]In 3 to 5 paragraphs, answer One of the following questions. A good answer will have a clear argument that is supported by evidence (specific examples). Organize your essay with a logical structure and use topic sentences to make the logic of your answer clear.Explain how the United States changed in the fifty years since the end of the Civil War. Your answer should account for political, economic, and social developments.How is the history of America’s westward expansion a story of both triumph and tragedy?

Choose Five of the following key terms & write One paragraph (or bulleted list) identifying each term you choose. Only choose 5. No credit will be awarded for attempting more than 5 terms.William Jennings BryanGreat Railroad StrikeEugene DebsKnight of LaborGhost DancePromontory PointFrontier ThesisChief JosephBirth of a NationWilliam “Boss” TweedRedeemersNew ImmigrantsFrancis Benjamin JohnstonChinese Exclusion ActU.S.S. MaineGreat White FleetBull Moose PartyMuckrakersJane AddamsW.E.B. DuboisZimmerman TelegramArchduke Franz FerdinandRMS LusitaniaSchlieffen Plan

Complete the following short answer essay for up to 5 bonus points.    The “wedding cake” model of criminal justice can give lawyers the status of celebrities. You have been a public prosecutor for years, and are looking to make a move into the private sector. You have been assigned a high-profile case: the quarterback of your city’s professional hockey team has been accused of murdering his girlfriend. You already have a book offer, and know the media pressure will be high to take the case through a trial. The defense attorney is signaling her client may want to plea bargain. How will you decide how to proceed?  

“No sweetness of honey could be sweet to me when I saw the dragon and saw the mice gnawing away my support.”