Professionalism and Ethics

Question 0

Disclosure guided by this standard means that the physician must disclose what a reasonable person would want to know before making a decision

Answer 0

Prudent person standard

Question 1

Disclosure guided by this standard is based on whatever the physician felt should be disclosed

Answer 1

Professional practice standard

Question 2

Type of futility which means that the treatment will not improve the patient’s already poor quality of life

Answer 2

Qualitative futility

Question 3

Type of utility which means that the patient is unlikely to survive even with the intervention

Answer 3

Quantitative futility

Question 4

Type of futility which means that it is impossible for the intervention to significantly improve the patient’s quality of life

Answer 4

Physiologic futility

Question 5

Two primary methods for dealing with conflicts of interest

Answer 5

Disclosure and avoidance