Bias (L. Johnson)

Question 1

A doctor might feel more comfortable prescribing a certain treatment to a patient who shares the same cultural background. Assuming the patient will understand the treatment better and/or will be more likely to adhere to it

Answer 1

Affinity Bias

Question 2

If a patient with diabetes doesnt show up for an appointment. The provider may attribute this to a lack of motivation, care or irresponsibility rather than considering external factors

Answer 2

Attribution Bias

Question 3

A doctor who might provide more aggressive treatment to a young-healthy looking patient and less aggressive to an older frail patient, despite both have the same medical condition, due to the assumption about the potential recovery

Answer 3

Performance

Question 4

A doctor who suspects a patient is abusing substances might focus only on the signs that support this assumption and ignoring other explanations for their sx.

Answer 4

Confirmation Bias

Question 5

A provider might be more willing to give more attention or more thorough examination to a patient they find easier to communicate with and more personable. while giving less attention to a patient they find more difficult or unpleasant

Answer 5

Likeability Bias

Question 6

If a doctor first hears that a patient has a hx of asthma, might focus on treating resp. symptoms based on that anchor and potentially overlook other conditions that cause be the cause of the patients sx

Answer 6

Anchoring Bias

Question 7

A provider prescribes a standard dose of opioid to a 50yo hispanic male. research shows individuals from differenet ethic groups may metabolize the drug slower due to genetic variations. May result in inadequate pain relief or increased side effects

Answer 7

Receptor pharmacology bias

Question 8

A healthcare provider is more likely to prescribe stronger analgesics to a pediatric patient after seeing a similair child in the past respond well to treatment

Answer 8

Anchoring Bias

Question 9

provider assumes that a patient from a lower-SES will not be able to afford pain management medications and thus prescribes a less expensive alternative.

Answer 9

socioeconomic bias

Question 10

A 60yo AA male with chronic pain is prescribed a lower dose of opioids compared to a 60yo white male, even tho similiar medical hx and pain levels. Prescriber assumes the AA patient may have a higher risk of opioid misuse despite no evidence to support this

Answer 10

Population prescribing bias