Ethics/Safety

Question 1

Criteria disease must meet to be included in newborn screening

Answer 1

1) significant deleterious effect on child
2) effective treatment if diagnosed early
3) screen that is acceptable to population

Question 2

Conventional medicine

Answer 2

Based on knowledge of safety and efficacy obtained from RCTs

Question 3

Alternative medicine

Answer 3

Outside of conventional treatments

Question 4

Complementary medicine

Answer 4

Both alternative and conventional medicine

Question 5

Integrative medicine

Answer 5

Blending conventional and alternative therapies for which there is some evidence of safety and effectiveness

Question 6

Informed consent

Answer 6

1) information
2) assessment of understanding and decision making capacity
3) signing

Question 7

Age of assent

Answer 7

7

Question 8

Near miss event

Answer 8

Medical error without resulting in injury

Question 9

Intercepted error

Answer 9

Near miss event
Error noted before reaches patient

Question 10

Non-intercepted error

Answer 10

Near miss event
Error that reaches patient

Question 11

Barriers to reporting medical errors

Answer 11

Not wanting to be blamed
Not wanting to appear incompetent
Not wanting to be the whistleblower
Fear of litigation
Fear of hierarchy and retribution

Question 12

Conditions in which growth hormone is FDA-approved

Answer 12

Turner syndrome
CKD
Prader-Willi
Non-growth hormone deficient idiopathic short syndrome