Ethical And Legal Issues

Question 0

“Ghost surgery” is…

Answer 0

A situation where the patient has consented to surgery by one physician, but another surgeon performs the surgery.

Question 1

Medical ethics and medical etiquette are…

Answer 1

Different

Question 2

A practical rule guiding behavior or technique.

Answer 2

PRECEPT

Question 3

Information belonging to the community at large and may be appropriated by anyone…

Answer 3

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Question 4

__________ ethics, concerns issues of right and wrong, human character and behavior.

Answer 4

MORAL

Question 5

The most commonly known code of ethics for the medical profession, written about 400 BC, is the -

Answer 5

HIPPOCRATIC OATH

Question 6

The first American Medical Association code of ethics was written in -

Answer 6

1847

Question 7

The latest revision of the American Medical Association code of ethics took place in -

Answer 7

1980

Question 8

The principles in the AMA CODE OF ETHICS are NOT law but -

Answer 8

STANDARDS

Question 9

Violation of the tenets of an association or society may result in -

Answer 9

CENSURE , EXPULSION OR SUSPENSION

Question 10

If a physician is involved in _____ activity, the medical society is obligated to report it.

Answer 10

Criminal

Question 11

A physician is not prohibited from performing a lawful abortion according to good medical practice.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

Law requires that a physician report

______ .

Answer 12

Child abuse

Question 13

In cases where a physician must make moral decisions, such a who shall receive am organ donated transplant, highest priority is given to the ______.

Answer 13

Patients who will derive the most long-term benefit

Question 14

In artificial insemination situations, what is true?

Answer 14

• written permission of the mother is secured

* written permission of the mother’s husband is secured

Question 15

A physician does not participate in

________.

Answer 15

Capital punishments

Question 16

When human subjects are used to test new drugs, what takes place?

Answer 16

Voluntary Written Consent

Question 17

A dilemma that may face a physician

Answer 17

Balancing the cost of treatment against the advantage of the treatment

Question 18

Genetic counseling and organ transplant decisions require consideration of

Answer 18

Quality of life for the patient

Question 19

In a case involving a transplant of a single, vital organ, the death of the donor must be determined by

Answer 19

A physician other than the recipient’s physician

Question 20

In cases where the future is determined for a deformed child or an elderly person of advanced age the physician’a primary concern is

Answer 20

What is best for the patient

Question 21

A possible problem that may arise in cases of surrogate mothers is

Answer 21

• The mother may not want to give up the child
• The mother may decide to have an abortion
• The child may have problems and neither woman wants it

Question 22

A _____ is a document that states the wishes of a person in the event of a terminal illness.

Answer 22

Living will

Question 23

A physician is committed to _____ life and relieving suffering.

Answer 23

Saving

Question 24

A physician cannot aid and _____ a person practicing medicine without a license.

Answer 24

Abet

Question 25

If a PCT suspects that there is something wrong in a physicians orders, he or she must _________.

Answer 25

Report the suspicion to the physician

Question 26

A sport physicians judgment is governed only by

Answer 26

Medical consideration

Question 27

Advertising by physicians may not be

Answer 27

Deceptive

Question 28

The PCT is authorized to release news to the public.

Answer 28

FALSE

Question 29

If a physician accepts payment for the referral of a patient to another physician, this is

Answer 29

Fee splitting

Question 30

After one insurance form is submitted, the physician may charge for

Answer 30

Multiple or complex forms

Question 31

It is _______ for physicians to charge interest into situations of late payments.

Answer 31

Appropriate

Question 32

A physicians notes concerning a patient are considered his or her

Answer 32

Log

Question 33

A physician who _____ a narcotic drug to a patient is required to keep a record.

Answer 33

Dispenses

Question 34

Physicians are legally ______ for the acts of their employees.

Answer 34

Responsible

Question 35

The willful use of force against another person is called

Answer 35

Battery

Question 36

The difference between slander and libel is that libel refers to defamatory words that are _______.

Answer 36

Printed

Question 37

The person who brings an action in a lawsuit is the ______.

Answer 37

Plaintiff

Question 38

Statute of limitations refers to the length of _____ during which a matte may be brought to legal attention.

Answer 38

Time

Question 39

Which of the following is not a category of professional liability claim? A) malpractice B) malfeasance C) misfeasance D) nonfeasance

Answer 39

A) malpractice

Question 40

A physician ______ be held responsible for an unsuccessful result in a medical case.

Answer 40

Cannot

Question 41

What is not a kind of damage recognized by law?

Answer 41

Capital

Question 42

When a medical practice is sold, each patient is

Answer 42

Notified

Question 43

A physician may charge a patient for a missed appointment if

Answer 43

The patient was fully advised in advance of the policy.

Question 44

A physician ______ have a financial interest in a health care facility.

Answer 44

May

Question 45

A patient can sign an informed consent only if he or she can

Answer 45

Make an intelligent choice

Question 46

______ discuss a patients care with another patient.

Answer 46

Never

Question 47

_____ laws allow physicians and PCTs to render aid at the scene of an accident without fear of lawsuit.

Answer 47

Good Samaritan