PCT NCCT Exam Guaranteed Success

PCT NCCT Exam Guaranteed Success Medical Ethics and Etiquette 1. Medical ethics and medical etiquette are .... - a. the same - b. different - c. almost the same - d. opposite ️ b. different. 2. "Ghost surgery" is a what? ️ A situation where the patient has consented to surgery by one physician, but without the patient's knowledge or approval, another surgeon performs the surgery. 3. A ________ is a practical rule guiding behavior or technique. - a. law - b. custom - c. cultural more - d. precept ️ d. precept. 4. Information that is in the _______ belongs to the community at large and may be appropriated by anyone. - a. public library - b. hospital medical library - c. public domain - d. Library of Congress ️ c. public domain. 5. ________ ethics concerns issues of right and wrong, human character and behavior. - a. kind - b. moral - c. professional - d. accurate ️ b. moral. 6. The most commonly known code of ethics for the medical profession, written about 400 B.C, is the ___________. ️ Hippocratic Oath. 7. The first American Medical Association code of ethics was written in what year? ️ 1847. 8. The latest revision of the American Medical Association code of ethics took place in what year? ️ 1980. 9. The principles in the AMA code of ethics are not law but: - a. custom - b. standards - c. good manners - d. conventional ️ b. standards. 10. Violation of the tenets of an association or society may result in ________. - a. censure - b. expulsion - c. suspension - d. all of the above ️ d. all of the above. 11. If a physician is involved in _________ activity, the medical society is obligated to report it. - a. abrupt - b. outdated - c. optical - d. criminal ️ d. criminal. 12. A physician is not prohibited from performing a lawful abortion according to good medical practice. - A. True - B. False ️ A. True. 13. Law Requires that a physician report: - a. cigarette use - b. child abuse - c. income tax evasion - d. unwise diet ️ b. child abuse. 14. In cases where a physician must make moral decisions, such as who shall receive an organ transplant, highest priority is given to the _____________. - a. oldest patients - b. youngest patients - c. patients who are most ill - d. patients who will derive the most long-term benefit ️ d. patients who will derive the most long-term benefit. 15. In artificial insemination situations, which of the following is true? - a. the identity of the sperm donor is revealed - b. c and d - c. written permission of the mother is secured - d. written permission of the mother's husband is secured