Ethics/Biostatistics — Flashcards

A 17-year-old girl is pregnant and requests an abortion - parental consent or notification _____ required

Hint: is/is not

Death is permanent = _____ years old

_____ disease prevention = Screen early to prevent disability (mammogram, pap smear) Primary disease prevention = prevent disease before it occurs (vaccination) Tertiary disease prevention = treatment to maximize remaining function Quaternary disease prevention = prevent overtreatment

Severe TB, patient refuses treatment: 1) Treat? _____ 2) Quarantine? _____

40-50% of women with chronic pelvic pain have a history of _____

Hint: social hx

What is the term for the obligation of a physician to report patients who are potentially dangerous to others? _____

Offer prisoners early parole if they help with research study = _____ of vulnerable population

Patient has organ donor card and family says \"no\" after they die, what happens?\n_____

Physicians should only accept nonmonetary gifts that _____

Patient is brain dead but family still wants treatment. Treat? _____