Medical Ethics and Law Quiz

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What is therapeutic privilege?

Omitting or lying about information which would affect the choice a patient makes (correct)

Altering an entry in healthcare records which has been made on a previous occasion

Claiming a qualification or expertise which is not possessed

Misleading patients into receiving treatment which they do not need

What is claimed about confidentiality in the Hippocratic Oath?

Confidentiality must be absolute (correct)

Confidentiality is optional

Confidentiality is relative

Confidentiality is not mentioned

In which scenario is confidentiality not a concern?

When there is a public interest in knowing which doctors have HIV

When a patient's life is at risk

When a patient has given consent (correct)

In medical research

What is a requirement for capacity?

Ability to understand relevant information Signup and view all the answers

What does the Health and Social Care Act 2006 cover?

Use of confidential information in medical research Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances can confidential information be disclosed?

With consent from a person properly authorized to act on the patient's behalf Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a requirement for capacity?

Ability to read the relevant information Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a form of therapeutic privilege?

Altering an entry in healthcare records which has been made on a previous occasion Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a person is unable to understand relevant information?

They lack capacity Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Health and Social Care Act 2006?

It covers the use of confidential information in medical research Signup and view all the answers

What is a doctor's obligation regarding confidentiality?

To maintain confidentiality at all times Signup and view all the answers

Medical Ethics and Law Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is therapeutic privilege?

What is claimed about confidentiality in the Hippocratic Oath?

In which scenario is confidentiality not a concern?

What is a requirement for capacity?

What does the Health and Social Care Act 2006 cover?

Under what circumstances can confidential information be disclosed?

What is NOT a requirement for capacity?

What is NOT a form of therapeutic privilege?

What happens when a person is unable to understand relevant information?

What is the significance of the Health and Social Care Act 2006?

What is a doctor's obligation regarding confidentiality?

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