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100
The administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering is (blank).
What is euthanasia?
100
The AAMA has developed a creed or code of ethics for the (blank).
What is a medical assistant?
100
In a fertility specialist's office, AID stands for (blank). a. artificial insemination disorder b. acquired immune deficiency syndrome c. autoimmune disorder d. artificial insemination by donor
What is d. artificial insemination by donor?
100
The promise of contemporary physicians to honor a patient's confidentiality originated with (blank). a. American Association Code of Ethics b. Code of Hammurabi c. Hippocrates d. the Declaration of Geneva
What is c. Hippocrates?
100
(Blank) is a case decided by the Supreme Court in 1973, determined that a woman’s decision to have an abortion was a right of privacy.
What is Roe vs. Wade?
200
An example of managed care is (blank). a. self-pay b. third party payer c. all of the above d. HMO
What is an HMO?
200
Patients have the legal right to (blank). a. all of the above b. refuse treatment for close relatives c. prescribe medication d. refuse a treatment
What is d. refuse a treatment?
200
A person appointed by the court to speak on behalf of an incapacitated person is called the (blank). a. conscience b. guardian c. guardian ad litem d. respondent superior
What is c. guardian ad litem?
200
Euthanasia is also known by the name (blank). a. assisted suicide b. good killing c. both a and b d. mercy killing
What is d. mercy killing?
200
(Blank) involved the Planned Parenthood medical director. He was arrested for giving married persons information and medical advice on how to prevent conception.
What is Griswold v. Connecticut?
300
Medical issues relating to bioethics include (blank).
What is abortion?
300
A physician cannot reveal confidential information obtained during treatment unless (blank). a. the information was obtained without the patient's knowledge b. the patient's life is in serious privileges c. the patient voluntarily waives privileges
What is c. the patient voluntarily waives privileges?
300
The concern for the human subject in medical experimentation is the result of the (blank). a. Declaration of Geneva b. declaration of Helsinki c. Nuremberg Code d. Code of Hammurabi
What is c. Nuremberg Code?
300
The Uniform Anatomical gift Act (blank). a. requires all people to become organ donors b. permits competent adults to allow their organs to be transplanted posthumously. c. permits competent adults to have organs donated by their parents. d. permits minors to allow the use of their organs posthumous.
What is b. permits competent adults to allow their organs to be transplanted posthumously?
300
This person was arrested for using a public telephone in Los Angeles, California to phone-in illegal gambling bets. The FBI was listening in and the courts found the fault with the FBI for invading his privacy.
Who is Charles Katz?
400
A living will is executed when the patient in question is (blank). a. conscious b. deceased c. competent d. unconscious
What is c. competent?
400
Justifications for euthanasia according to The Art include (blank).
What is "doing away with the suffering of the patient"?
400
A patient must receive a HIPAA notification when checking in at least (blank). a. once per year b. twice per year c. once per appointment d. once every other year
What is a. once per year?
400
Psychological testing for employment is done to (blank). a. to see of you need medication b. access personality traits c. assess potential mental health disorders d. all of the above
What is b. access personality traits?
400
A label placed on information passing between people that cannot be submitted into evidence in a court of law is (blank).
What is privileged communication?
500
Which of the following are types of transplants? a. Gene therapy b. Assisted suicide c. All of the above d. Autograft
What is d. autograft?
500
According to the (blank), patients may request the type and amount of artificial nutrition and life sustaining treatments that should or should not be used to prolong their life.
What is "living will statute"?
500
(Blank) theories of ethics deal with the results of actions. a. Ontological b. Teleological c. Bioethical d. Deontological
What is b. Teleological?
500
A DNR order can by placed on the medical chart of a patient by the (blank). a. nurse b. EMT c. physician d. pharmacist
What is c. physician?
500
Any individual of sound mind and eighteen years of age or more may give all or any part of his body…the gift to take effect upon death. This is called (Blank).
What is the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act?