Chiles v. Salazar · ¶132

Finally, and most importantly, professional medical speech is made for the purpose of providing the patient with medical care. See id., at 1255. This speech is a tool employed to treat patients. In this sense, professional medical speech facilitates the professional's goal of providing the patient with the treatment, procedure, or healthcare that is within her expertise and that forms the basis of the professional- patient relationship.

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