Question 1

Physicians who know that they have an infectious disease should not engage in any activity that creates an identified risk of transmission to the patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which type of ethical problem is characterized by two or more courses of action, in which, regardless of the course taken, something of value will be lost?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethical dilemma 
B) Ethical distress 
C) Locus of authority 
D) Distributive justice 
A) Ethical dilemma 
B) Ethical distress 
C) Locus of authority 
D) Distributive justice

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the human genome?

Accepted Answer

A) Experts need to educate Congress, federal agencies, and governments about the use of genetic information. 
B) The genome project formally began in 1890. 
C) The mapping of the human genome has raised questions about confidentiality and privacy issues. 
D) Major healthcare agencies, such as the CDC, DHHS, NIH, and FDA, are involved in the genome project. 
A) Experts need to educate Congress, federal agencies, and governments about the use of genetic information. 
B) The genome project formally began in 1890. 
C) The mapping of the human genome has raised questions about confidentiality and privacy issues. 
D) Major healthcare agencies, such as the CDC, DHHS, NIH, and FDA, are involved in the genome project.

Question 4

Something that is __________ is oriented or directed toward social needs and problems.

Accepted Answer

sociologic
The term "sociologi

Question 5

Which statement best defines the practice known as fee splitting?

Accepted Answer

A) The unethical practice of basing the physician's fee on the success of the treatment 
B) The unethical practice in which physicians are paid for referring patients 
C) The lowering of the physician's fee as a way to help poor patients 
D) An appropriate method of allowing two physicians to work together in treating a patient 
A) The unethical practice of basing the physician's fee on the success of the treatment 
B) The unethical practice in which physicians are paid for referring patients 
C) The lowering of the physician's fee as a way to help poor patients 
D) An appropriate method of allowing two physicians to work together in treating a patient

Question 6

An inward reflective examination of one's own feelings and thoughts is called introspection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Physicians are obligated to act in cases of:

Accepted Answer

A) terrorist attacks 
B) natural disasters 
C) local and national emergencies 
D) all of the above 
A) terrorist attacks 
B) natural disasters 
C) local and national emergencies 
D) all of the above

Question 8

With regard to medical ethics, which term deals with the fair distribution of benefits and burdens among individuals or groups in society having legitimate claims on those benefits and burdens?

Accepted Answer

A) Reparation 
B) Veracity 
C) Justice 
D) Beneficence 
A) Reparation 
B) Veracity 
C) Justice 
D) Beneficence

Exam 6: Medicine and Ethics

Physicians who know that they have an infectious disease should not engage in any activity that creates an identified risk of transmission to the patient.

Which type of ethical problem is characterized by two or more courses of action, in which, regardless of the course taken, something of value will be lost?

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the human genome?

Something that is __________ is oriented or directed toward social needs and problems.

Which statement best defines the practice known as fee splitting?

An inward reflective examination of one's own feelings and thoughts is called introspection.

Physicians are obligated to act in cases of:

With regard to medical ethics, which term deals with the fair distribution of benefits and burdens among individuals or groups in society having legitimate claims on those benefits and burdens?

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