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A 17-Year-Old Male Has Presented to the Emergency Department with Appendicitis

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A 17-year-old male has presented to the emergency department with appendicitis. He speaks English, but his mother speaks Spanish. The mother needs to consent for the surgery since the patient is a minor. The doctor determines that the consent is not needed due to the emergent nature of the case. If the doctor proceeds without obtaining consent, he may face:


A) cultural competence.
B) linguistic competence.
C) miscommunication concerns.
D) liability claims.

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