COMLEX MEDICAL LAW/ETHICS 2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

What are the reportable disease in most US states? - ANSWER HepA HepB Syphilis Gonorrhea Mumps Measles Rubella Tuberculosis Salmonellosis Shigellosis E.Coli (think food outbreaks) AIDS (not HIV) Varicella Meningitis ***easily spread and/or dangerous diseases need to be reported True or False: Parents can refuse to have their child receive Chemotherapy - ANSWER False- if parents refuse consent for treatment for a non-emergent, but fatal medical condition the physical should obtain a court order In terms of consent, if both parents (who are divorced) have custody of a child, do both need to give consent for the child to be treated? - ANSWER No- only one parent needs to consent for treatment What classifies one as an emancipated minor? - ANSWER Homeless Parent (i.e. 16yo mother)