Deck 7: Bioethical Issues: Part A

Question 1

Which patient right is associated with the issue of HIV/AIDS?

A)Confidentiality
B)Duty to treat
C)Genetic testing
D)Prenatal surgery

Answer 1

Confidentiality

Question 2

Prenatal testing can cause _____.

A)defective genes
B)genetic abnormalities
C)risk to the fetus
D)the control of hereditary factors

Answer 2

risk to the fetus

Question 3

The use of an organ or body part from another human (donor) is called an _____.

A)allograft
B)autograft
C)heterograft
D)xenoograft

Answer 3

allograft

Question 4

The study of ethical issues that result from technologic and scientific advances is called _____.

A)bioethics
B)code of ethics
C)ethics
D)etiquette

Question 5

In 2008, the U.S.Congress passed _____ legislation that protects the confidentiality of genetic information?

A)ARRA
B)EMTALA
C)GINA
D)PSDA

Question 6

Which controversy is associated with the use of stem cells?

A)Embryonic harvesting
B)Euthanasia
C)Genetic engineering
D)Mutation into specialized cells

Question 7

Two types of advance directives include a living will and a(n) _____ for health care.

A)durable power of attorney
B)euthanasia directive
C)PSDA
D)Uniform Act

Question 8

What refers to the termination of a pregnancy before the viability of the fetus?

A)abortion
B)eugenics
C)genetic screening
D)perinatal testing

Question 9

Ethical questions involved in or occurring during the period closely surrounding birth are known as _____ ethics.

A)eugenics
B)genetic
C)prenatal
D)perinatal

Question 10

The use of the patient's own body part for tissue transplant is called _____.

A)allograft
B)autograft
C)heterograft
D)xenograft

Question 11

Which is the general term for documents that includes instructions describing the type of health care the patient wishes to receive or not receive if s/he becomes incapacitated?

A)advance directive
B)enduring power of attorney
C)equal dignity rule
D)power of attorney

Question 12

The use of animal tissue for organ transplants is called a(n) _____.

A)allograft
B)autograft
C)heterograft
D)homograft

Question 13

Testing designed to determine whether an individual has the genetic makeup to be predisposed to a specific disease is called _____,

A)eugenics
B)genetic testing
C)prenatal surgery
D)prenatal testing

Question 14

A provider's duty to treat could be an issue with _____.

A)allografts
B)HIV/AIDS
C)organ transplantation
D)xenografts

Question 15

The Human Genome Project _____.

A)addresses the concern over confidentiality of genetic information
B)genetically alters organisms treat or prevent disease and conditions
C)maps the genes in human DNA, which consists of 46 human chromosomes
D)notifies employers of the genetic predisposition of a potential employee

Question 16

Which is a document executed by the patient before health care is anticipated and which provides direction as to the type of medical treatment the patient does and does not want if s/he cannot make the decisions?

A)enduring power of attorney
B)equal dignity rule
C)living will
D)power of attorney

Question 17

Stem cells that do not yet have a specific function _____.

A)are available only from embryos, and their use is viewed as unethical
B)can renew themselves and then change into needed specialized cells
C)genetically mutate by altering organisms to treat or prevent disease
D)to map the genes of human DNA to create the human genome

Question 18

Contraception is a form of family planning that _____.

A)concerns the availability of information about birth parents.
B)is closely tied to values and moral beliefs of religious groups.
C)tests parents to determine the genetic makeup of a baby.
D)uses scientific procedures such as in vitro fertilization.

Question 19

Which is a planning document that communicates a person's wishes to health care providers?

A)advance directive
B)duty to treat
C)eugenics
D)euthanasia

Question 20

Two forms of eugenics include breeding and _____.

A)genetic testing
B)prenatal testing
C)prenatal surgery
D)sterilization

Question 21

Euthanasia is the act or practice of causing death painlessly, with the aim to end suffering.Which act is associated with passive euthanasia?

A)DNR order
B)Initiating dying process
C)withdrawing treatment
D)withholding treatment