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Professionalism & Medical Ethics Flashcards

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  1. A competent 72-year-old patient refuses a recommended colonoscopy after a full discussion of risks and benefits. What is the most appropriate action?

    Answer: Respect the refusal and document the informed refusal discussion

    Competent adults may refuse care, and the physician should document the informed refusal.

  2. Which element is NOT required for valid informed consent?

    Answer: A witness who is a family member

    Valid consent requires disclosure, capacity, understanding, and voluntariness; a family member witness is not required.

  3. A physician discovers a medication error that caused a patient minor, temporary harm. What is the ethically preferred response?

    Answer: Disclose the error promptly and honestly to the patient

    Professional ethics require prompt, honest disclosure of errors that affect patients.

  4. Under the Tarasoff principle, when may a physician breach confidentiality?

    Answer: When a patient makes a credible threat of serious harm to an identifiable person

    Tarasoff established a duty to protect identifiable third parties from credible threats of serious violence.

  5. A pharmaceutical representative offers a physician an all-expenses-paid resort weekend to attend a product talk. What is the best response?

    Answer: Decline because the gift creates a conflict of interest

    Lavish gifts from industry create conflicts of interest and are discouraged by professional ethics codes.

  6. Which ethical principle is most directly served by distributing scarce ICU beds by medical need rather than ability to pay?

    Answer: Justice

    Justice concerns fair distribution of healthcare resources.

  7. In the AOA OCC program, which component requires holding a valid, unrestricted license and adhering to the AOA Code of Ethics?

    Answer: Professionalism (Component 1)

    OCC Component 1 covers professionalism, including unrestricted licensure and ethical conduct.

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