Medical Ethics — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: What are the four core ethical principles of medicine?

Answer: patient autonomy, beneficience, nonmaleficence, justice

Flashcard 12: procedure bias

Answer: unequal procedures for different groups (e.g. more follow-up for treatment group promoting greater adherence than control group)

Flashcard 13: A(n) _____ is defined as injury to a patient due to failure to follow evidence based best practice guidelines

Answer: preventable adverse event

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Flashcard 14: Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ infections (PPIs)

Answer: C. difficile

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Flashcard 15: Treatment of friends should be limited to emergency situations when _____

Answer: no other physician is available

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Flashcard 16: If there are risks to a medical action, can the principle of nonmalificence still be intact? _____

Answer: Yes

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Flashcard 17: Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ (alpha blockers)

Answer: hypotension

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Flashcard 18: A(n) _____ is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical / psychological injury that requires immediate investigation

Answer: sentinel event

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Flashcard 19: Red flags for physical abuse include _____ medical care

Answer: delayed

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Flashcard 20: Clostridioides difficile is a nosocomial infection that commonly follows _____ use

Answer: antibiotic (e.g. ampicillin, clindamycin)

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