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Chapter 3 Questions
1)
The first right-to-die case involved:
a)
Karen Ann Quinlan.
b)
Baby Faye.
c)
Nancy Cruzan.
d)
Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
2)
When medical researchers conduct a therapeutic trial:
a)
Testing is done only on animals.
b)
The research subjects may benefit from the
treatment.
c)
The research subjects are aware of all the risks involved in the study.
d)
All research subjects receive the new trial drug.
3)
New drugs or treatments are approved for use by:
a)
The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
b)
The American Medical Association (AMA).
c)
The Institutional Review Board (IRB).
d)
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
4)
In the United States, involuntary sterilization:
a)
Has always been illegal.
b)
Was only performed in the case of severe genetic disorders.
c)
Was fairly common and mandated in many states until recently.
d)
Became illegal in most states after World War II.
5)
The procedure in which a woman agrees to bear a child for another heterosexual or homosexual couple is called:
a)
In vitro fertilization.
b)
Surrogate motherhood.
c)
Voluntary sterilization.
d)
Genetic counseling.
6)
Stem cells show promise to biomedical researchers because:
a)
Stem cells can eradicate the genes that cause disease.
b)
Stem cells are immune to most types of cancer.
c)
Stem cells can be grown into other kinds of specialized cells.
d)
Stem cells can be used to diagnose genetic diseases in the womb.
7)
A written document that is used to convey a patient’s wishes in the event he or she is no longer able to communicate is called a(n):
a)
Informed consent.
b)
Conflict of interest.
c)
Uniform Determination of Death.
d)
Advance directive.
8)
In the United States, euthanasia is:
a)
Legal in all states.
b)
Legal in some states if the patient is clinically depressed about his or her illness.
c)
Legal in some states if the patient cannot survive without medical intervention.
d)
Legal in some states if at least two medical professionals affirm a terminal illness.
9)
Insurance companies have become the dominating factor in most patients’ treatment and options for treatments because:
a)
As third-party payers they devote resources
to study the outcomes of various treatments.
b)
They frequently sue healthcare providers for malpractice on behalf of their policyholders.
c)
The Affordable Care Act mandates that everyone buy insurance.
d)
They have determined what treatments
they will cover and how much they will pay the provider.
10) One effect of socialized or nationalized healthcare is:
a)
Insurance premiums will likely rise.
b)
The “middle class” will likely shrink.
c)
Wait times for treatment will likely decrease.
d)
Taxes will likely increase.
11) What is a double-blind test?
A.
All participants receive the same drug.
B.
All participants have to sign waivers.
C.
No participants are paid for participation.
D.
None of the participants or evaluators know who is receiving the real drug or the placebo.
12) In vitro fertilization involves
A.
use of a surrogate.
B.
harvesting ova to mix with sperm and grow outside the uterus.
C.
artificial insemination.
D.
implantation of embryonic stem cells.
13) Advance directives include
A.
DNR.
B.
patient’s wishes for artificial intervention to sustain life.
C.
patient’s wishes for healthcare proxy.
D.
All the above
14) What do we mean by a nontherapeutic research group?
A.
Participants do not benefit from research done.
B.
Participants benefit from research done.
C.
No actual participants are used.
D.
Research focuses only on equipment.
15) Palliative means
A.
to aid in death.
B.
to add or extend time to life.
C.
to ease.
D.
to end.
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