Chapter 7 Medicine and Ethics – Flashcards
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Which word best describes issues that have a moral emplication of right or wrong?
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Ethics
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Which statement best defines the term of fee splitting?
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Unethical practice in which physicians are paid for referrals
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Which statement best describes the practice of physicians waving co payments required by the insurance companies.
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Can be against insurance policy
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Obligations we have or perceive themselves to have.
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Duty
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Refraining from committing evil or harm.
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Nonmalefeaseanse
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What stands in the way of making ethical choices
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Barriers
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First step in the five steps of ethical decision making
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Gathering relevant information
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Tendency of something or someone to act a certain way under circumstances
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Desfanesase
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Objective of medical profession
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Render service to humanity
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If you believe your employer is participating unethical behavior what's your first course of action
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Be absolutely sure of facts and circumstances
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If you have wronged someone your duty is to make
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Reparations
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Type of ethical problem in which 2 or more agents think they each know what is best for a patient but only one can provell
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Locus of authority
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The provider
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If abuse is suspected you should notify
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The moral obligations of who acts for the benefits of others
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Beneficiary
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Example of organ donation and scarce medicine
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Dilemma of justice
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Dr needs permission to run hiv test
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False
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Most common form of organ donation
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Blood
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Criteria to consider when allocating health resources including all except
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Patients social work
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Ma is required to release what information
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None of the above
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A physician committed to saving lives and reducing suffering may find these goals
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Incompatible
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Something that is ______________ or oriented towards social media problems
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Sociologic
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A devotion to inform with truth
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Veracity
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Attournys see patients on a ---- basis doctors can't
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Contingency
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Advocates for patients no family
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False
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Physicians required to be familiar with signs of abuse
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True
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Ma will not discuss ethical issues
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False
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Birth and death considered public domain
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True
