Medical Ethics Practice Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
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Medical Ethics
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Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics Practice Exam Questions
With Verified Answers.
On the first day of your first clinical rotation as a second-year medical student, your upper-level
resident introduces you to a patient, using "Doctor." What should you do?
A. Immediately ask the resident to explain to the patient t...
You are working at the desk in your hospital when another employee of the hospital asks for
information about a patient who was admitted last night with a pulmonary embolus secondary to
cancer. You know the details of the case. The person requesting the information states that he is
a close friend and co-worker of your patient. He shows you proper identification proving he
really is a co-worker of your patient who also works in the hospital.
Which of the following is the most appropriate response to this request?
A) Give him the information on the patient.
B) Give him the information only if he is a relative of the patient.
C) Inform him that you are not at liberty to give details regarding the patient without the patient's
permission.
D) Have him sign a release or consent form before revealing the information. - answer✔C)
Inform him that you are not at liberty to give details regarding the patient without the patient's
permission.
You are seeing patients in clinic when two men in dark suits and dark glasses come in and show
you badges marking them as members of a federal law enforcement agency. The identification is
legitimate. These "men in black" inform you that they are making a "minor investigation" of one
of your patients. They ask to look at the patient's chart for a few minutes, saying, "You wouldn't
want to interfere with a federal investigation, would you?" What should you do?
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