Ethics Flashcards
Ethics provides a ______________ for _______________-_______________
framework for decision-making
An incidental finding minimizes the importance of the finding and this could should be renamed ___________ finding
secondary finding
_________________ emphasis that patients be fully informed to make the best possible decisions
autonomy
_____________: dispute benefits and harms fairly
justice
____________ maximizing benefits
beneficence
________ _________________ : Minimizing harm
non-maleficence
____________: Respecting an individual’s choice
autonomy
Arguments __________ disclosure are strongest when there is clinical utility of a result
for
Arguments ____________ disclosure are strongest when the result has unclear significance or when the patient is a minor
against
The recommended reportable diseases is known as _______ _______
ACMG 79
Recommended reportable genes should have ______________ testing
orthogonal
Recommended reportable genes should have significant mortality and morbidity, __________ and actionability
penetrance
____________ strongly advises that a plan for return of results be formulated in advance of testing, and that the process of pre-test counseling establish clear expectations for what categories of results will and will not be returned.
NSGC
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Genetic testing in pediatric oncology does/does not? appear to cause additional harm and can lead to positive outcomes”
Does not
Findings suggest that it is _________ _______ information that is threatening, not the learning of actual carrier status.”
genetic risk
