Medical negligence requires culpable departure from competent professional standards to establish liability, not mere error of judgment.

The text defines negligence and negligence per-se, and states that medical professionals owe duties to decide case acceptance, choose treatment, and administer it with a reasonable degree of skill and care; liability requires conduct that falls below the standard of a reasonably competent practitioner and must be culpable or gross rather than a mere error of judgment.

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