Informed consent.
Because the subject of informed consent is such a major medicolegal issue, it is important that every physician understand exactly what the law means by the word "informed." In this article, the author presents a brief history of how the law came into being and outlines the essential elements that the patient must be told in order for you to stay within the law.
D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States