Physician-Patient Identities Flashcards
1
Q
What is a patient?
A
Someone with a health problem
2
Q
What is the object and subject of medicine?
A
The Human
3
Q
What is deontology?
A
Collection of responsibilities
4
Q
What is ethics?
A
The philosophy of values
5
Q
Ethical theories in the Patient-Physician relationship
A
Kant’s (Kantian) Theory
Utilitarian Theory
Communitarian Theory
Liberal Theory
6
Q
Medical ethics principles in Patient-Physician relationship
A
Informed consent
Principle of autonomy
Principle of non maleficence
Principle of beneficence
7
Q
What is principle of autonomy?
A
Patient’s right to make their own decision
8
Q
What is the principle of non maleficence?
A
Do not harm the patient
9
Q
What is the principle of beneficence?
A
Acting for the patient’s benefit
10
Q
“Primum non nocere.” meaning
A
First,do no harm.
