Chapter 11: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

The branch of philosophy relating to morals or moral principles is

• bioethics.

• law.

• ethics.

• applied ethics.

Applied ethics relates to

• religious beliefs.

• healthcare professions.

• common sense.

• social utility.

Issues discussed in the context of advanced medical technology are called

• bioethics.

• telemedicine.

• ethics.

• informatics.

Illegal acts are

• always ethical.

• frequently ethical.

• usually unethical.

• all of the above.

The code of ethics dealing with experimentation on human subjects is

• the Hippocratic Oath.

• the Nuremberg Code.

• nonexistent.

• a conflict of interest.

The father of medicine, who wrote a statement of principles for his medical students to follow, is

• Semmelweis.

• Hammurabi.

• Hippocrates.

• Nuremberg.

The issue of a warning or censure by the American Medical Association to a physician occurs when the physician

• refuses to treat a noncompliant patient.

• criticizes the AMA.

• does not renew his or her license to practice.

• is accused of unethical behavior or conduct.

An allegation of a criminal act by a physician requires that the

• act be reported to the state licensing board or governmental agency.

• physician be given a warning.

• the action be reported to the physician's colleagues.

• all of the above.

The loss of a physician's license is called

• expulsion.

• disbarment.

• allegation.

• revocation.

The concern for the human subject in medical experimentation is the result of the

• Nuremberg Code.

• Code of Hammurabi.

• Declaration of Geneva.

• Declaration of Helsinki.