Deck 3: Ethical and Bioethical Issues

Question 1

An ethical dilemma of artificial insemination can be

A) the woman may have too many babies as a result.
B) full consent was not obtained by the partner for implantation.
C) the woman may be too old.
D) the couple breaks up.

Answer 1

full consent was not obtained by the partner for implantation.

Question 2

Which of the following ethical procedures are involved with organ allocations?

A) Justice
B) Respect for persons
C) Utility
D) All of the options

Answer 2

All of the options

Question 3

A physician is provided a trip to Hawaii by XYZ Drug Company as result of prescribing the company's medications to his or her patients. This would be an example of

A) conflict of interest.
B) immoral behavior.
C) primum non nocere.
D) safe harbor.

Answer 3

conflict of interest.

Question 4

In the argument of when life begins, which of the following is not part of the argument?

A) The moment the sperm and ovum are joined
B) When the fertilized egg becomes an embryo at 8 to 14 days
C) When it becomes a fetus between the 18^th and 19^th week
D) When the child is born

Question 5

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study illustrated the need for

A) control groups when conducting medical research.
B) experimental groups when conducting medical research.
C) informed consent when conducting medical research.
D) further research.

Question 6

What is the main goal of ethical medical research?

A) Make advances in the medical field.
B) Make treating patients easier on the patient.
C) Restore or prevent illness, death, and disabilities caused by diseases.
D) Discover cures.

Question 7

When a woman's ova are harvested and combined with a partner's sperm cells and grown outside the womb, and then implanted into the uterus later, it is called

A) in vitro fertilization.
B) using a surrogate.
C) artificial insemination.
D) sterilization.

Question 8

Why is stem cell research so important?

A) Because they have the ability to divide and develop into many different types of cells
B) Because of the source of these cells
C) Because they are easily accessible
D) Because they can grow in laboratories

Question 9

Committees designed to review all research proposals and make sure research standards are met are called

A) institutional ethics boards.
B) institutional morale boards.
C) institutional Q&A boards.
D) institutional review boards.

Question 10

Which human organ is in the most commonly transplanted?

A) Heart
B) Kidney
C) Liver
D) Pancreas

Question 11

The following key question is raised in debates about voluntary abortion.

A) When does human life begin?
B) How old must a patient be to receive a voluntary abortion?
C) Should parents be told about a minor requesting an abortion?
D) Should the father of the child have to approve the abortion?

Question 12

A blind study is when

A) researchers do not tell the subject what is being studied.
B) the subject does not know whether he is getting the trial drug or a placebo.
C) researchers give random test agents to the subject.
D) the subject is given the trial drug at random times.

Question 13

All of the following are fundamental principles of ethics in conducting medical research except

A) autonomy.
B) beneficence.
C) justice.
D) maleficence.

Question 14

A nurse practicing in a private hospital may refuse to participate in performing in vitro fertilization due to "ethical, moral or professional reasons." This is an example of the nurse utilizing his or her right under

A) the conscience clause.
B) informed consent.
C) his or her participation in therapeutic research.
D) conflict of interest.

Question 15

A male opts to undergo a vasectomy. This is considered

A) voluntary sterilization.
B) involuntary sterilization.
C) contraception.
D) abortion.

Question 16

Implanting male sperm into the woman's vagina to aid in conception is called

A) in vitro fertilization.
B) using a surrogate.
C) artificial insemination.
D) sterilization.

Question 17

The Baby M case involved

A) in vitro fertilization.
B) using a surrogate.
C) artificial insemination.
D) sterilization.

Question 18

One problem for a patient with a disease participating in a blind study drug trial is he or she may

A) be too sick to participate.
B) think he or she will be cured.
C) be so desperate for a good outcome, he or she cannot be objective.
D) participate as a last resort for a cure, and may not receive anything for a long period of time.

Question 19

Bioethics is defined as the field of study examining the ethical dilemmas surrounding

A) advances in bioscience.
B) advances in diagnostic treatment procedures.
C) ethical issues surrounding medical research.
D) All of the options

Question 20

Gene therapy involves

A) transferring diseases from one person to another.
B) the transfer of stem cells from one person to another.
C) surgery for a disease.
D) correcting the genetic code in chromosomes.

Question 21

Most medical conscience clauses evolved as a result of

A) Roe v. Wade.
B) the Baby M court case.
C) the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
D) the Wakefield Study.

Question 22

Which of the following is an argument against gene therapy?

A) How would society determine which human traits are normal?
B) How would society view people who are different?
C) How would society identify those disorders that would be appropriate for gene therapy?
D) All of the options

Question 23

Which organization established the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network?

A) CDC
B) CMS
C) FDA
D) UNOS

Question 24

What is the main factor in deciding how to treat a patient?

A) What the physician thinks should happen?
B) What the patient wants?
C) What the family of the patient wants?
D) What is in the best interest of the patient?

Question 25

Which of the following factors are not taken into consideration regarding organ donation?

A) Patient's blood type
B) Patient's ethnic background
C) Patient's time on the waiting list
D) Patient's proximity to the donor