Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medtech Laws and Bioethics > Bioethics > Flashcards

Bioethics Flashcards

1
Q

Deals with moral behavior as it relates to life. Refers to the ethical implications and applications of sciences that are related to health and healthcare, It entails the impartial judgment of how our values, desires, and actions affect other

A

Bioethics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

More correct term for Bioethics

A

Medical Ethics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

This principle implies that the patient should be able to act intentionally, with understanding and the absence of any controlling factors or influences that would interfere against a
free and voluntary act.

A

Respect for Autonomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The recognition of the equality possessed by every human being as a unique, worthy, rational, self- determining creature

A

Respect For A Person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Its principle requires that no intentional harm or injury be done on the patient either through acts of omission or commission

A

Non-Maleficence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Meaning of Primum non nocere

A

First, do no harm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Aims to identify, analyze,
and resolve ethical issues and stakeholders.

A

Clinical Ethics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

As health care providers, medical technologists have a duty to be of help or benefit to the patient

A

Beneficence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Defined as a form of fairness, which implies that goods in society are fairly distributed

A

Justice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Allocating scarce resources fairly and according to medical needs

A

Fairness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

This refers to government efforts to manage healthcare for the public good

A

Health Policy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Addresses topics such as consciousness, death, deep brain stimulation, pain, and enhancement in the clinical setting

A

Neuroethics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Often ethically ambiguous, identifies biomarkers that predict effectiveness in individuals

A

Precision Medicine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Addresses topics that commonly provoke social and legal controversy, and intimately connect to concerns over reproductive justice

A

Reproductive Ethics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Premature ending of a pregnancy occurring spontaneously (miscarriage) or through surgery, medication or by force

A

Abortion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The process of assisting the reproduction of parents who are not capable of reproducing or sustaining the development of child inside the womb

A

Surrogacy

17
Q

Utilized as an essential and
invaluable procedure in the identification of the order of
nitrogenous bases in genes, gene functions, and their
involvement in disease

A

Whole Genome Sequencing

18
Q

Refers to the process of creating a new population of
genetically-similar and identical naturally occurring organisms.

A

Cloning

19
Q

This is usually done in animals and plant crops which involves transplantation of a gene or a sequence of DNA of interest from one organism to another organism to produce the most desirable traits

A

Genetic Engineering

20
Q

The modification or manipulation of gene expression in order to
alter the biological properties of cells for therapeutic purposes

A

Gene Therapy

21
Q

Use of embryos as sources of undifferentiated cells for
research and as sources of treatment to alleviate human
disease and suffering

A

Stem Cell Research and Therapy

22
Q

Works on the possibility of creating a superior human
society and race by promoting the reproduction of populations with positive or desirable traits while controlling and prohibiting
the reproduction of populations with negative or undesirable traits.

A

Eugenics

23
Q

Ending the life of an individual to facilitate cessation of pain and
suffering through assisted-suicide or mercy-killing.

A

Euthanasia

24
Q

This is the process of surgically removing a tissue or organ from one person (Tissue-Organ Donor) and transplanting it to another person (Tissue or Organ Recipient)

A

Organ Donation

25
Q

Reversing the process of death, or only the head part in extremely cold temperatures with the aim of reviving them in the future.

A

Cryonics

26
Q

Practical science of morality of human act

A

Ethics

27
Q

The principles that govern a person’s behavior in the workplace or work environment

A

Professional Ethics

28
Q

Value statements and serve like the Constitution which aim to guide behavior, outline a set of principles for ethical decision-making.

A

Code of Ethics

29
Q

Differ from every profession and for each profession. It is
defined by a certain sort of judgment and reason not merely by the knowledge that it presupposes.

A

Professional Code of Ethics

30
Q

Based on professional ethical principles such as honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, respect for others, adherence to the law, doing good, avoiding harm to others, and accountability among others

A

Professional Code of Conduct

31
Q

Refers to the ability to discern between right and wrong, while ethical competency pertains to the ability to engage in sound moral reasoning and consider carefully the
implications of alternative actions

A

Ethical Awareness

32
Q

Professionals are committed to a life of service to others. They protect life, property, and public welfare

A

Service to Others

33
Q

To maintain and broaden public confidence, professionals shall perform their responsibilities with
the highest sense of integrity and imbued with nationalism and spiritual values.

A

Integrity and Objectivity

34
Q

In providing professional services, a certain level of
competence is necessary, i.e., knowledge, technical
skills, attitudes, and experience. Professionals shall, therefore, undertake only those professional services that they can reasonably deliver with professional competence.

A

Professional Competence

35
Q

Each profession shall nurture and support one organization for all its member

A

Solidarity and Teamwork

36
Q

Professionals shall always carry out their professional
duties with due consideration of the broader interest of the public

A

Social and Civic Responsibility

37
Q

Every professional shall remain open to challenges of
a more dynamic interconnected world.

A

Global Competitiveness

38
Q

All professionals shall treat their colleagues with respect and shall strive to be fair in their dealings with one another. No one group of professionals is superior
or above others.

A

Equality of All Professions

Medtech Laws and Bioethics (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions