PCT Certification Exam NCCT

Medical ethics and medical etiquette are - Answer- Different Ghost surgery is a - Answer- A situation where the patient has consented to surgery by one physician but without the patients knowledge to approval another surgeon performs the surgery A _____ is a practical rule guiding behavior or technique - Answer- Precept Information that is in the _____ belongs to the community at large and may be approved by anyone - Answer- Public domain _______ ethics, concerns issues of right and wrong, human character and behavior - Answer- Moral The most commonly known code of ethics for the medical profession written about 400BC is the - Answer- Hippocractic Oath The first American Medical Association code of ethics took place in - Answer- 1980 The principles in the AMA code of ethics are not law but - Answer- Standards Violation of the tenets of an association or society may result in - Answer- Censure, Expulsion, and Suspension If a physician is involved in ____ activity the medical society is obligated to report it - Answer- Criminal A physician is not prohibited from performing a lawful abortion according to good medical practice - Answer- True Law requires that a physician report - Answer- Child Abuse In case where a physician must make moral decisions such as who shall receive an organ donated transplant highest priority is given to the - Answer- Patient who will derive the most long term benefit In artificial insemination situations which of the following is true? - Answer- Written permission of the mother is secured and permission of the mothers husband is secured A physician does not participate in - Answer- capital punishment When human subjects are used to test new drugs which of the following takes place - Answer- voluntary written consent