Medical Ethics — Flashcards

Which type of medical error analysis involves a forward-looking approach to prevent failure occurrence?_____

Children < _____ years old should not ride in a seat with a front facing airbag

What type of disease prevention is identifying patients at risk of unnecessary treatment?_____

Patients undergoing splenectomy should be vaccinated against _____ organisms

What type of vaccine should be avoided in patients with SCID?_____

Which type of medical error analysis involves a retrospective approach, applied after failure to prevent recurrence?_____

The Beers criteria are used to reduce potential inappropriate prescribing and harmful polypharmacy in the _____ population

A _____ is a medical outcome that should never occur

Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ (benzodiazepines, opioids)

What must be used in all patients treated with cisplatin?_____