Medical Ethics — Flashcards

beneficience (bioethics)

respect for patient autonomy (bioethics)

Give examples of four common situations in which breaching patient confidentiality may be justified or required (state specific).

Patient has difficulty taking medications.

A drug company offers a "referral fee" for every patient a physician enrolls in the study.

You order an invasive test for the wrong patient.

Give three factors, that together, might justify a breach of patient confidentiality.

surrogate decision maker (medical law)

justice (bioethics)

nonmaleficence (bioethics)