8.
When there is a genuine threat to third parties or the public-at-large, the
physician's obligation to protect the individual patient's interests:
a.
Remains the same.
b.
Is subordinated to the public safety and welfare.
c.
Is entirely eliminated.
d.
Is assessed by the American Medical Association.
9.
Which of the following is NOT a public safety situation in which state interests
prevail over the rights of the individual patent?
a.
Reporting a child abuse case.
b.
Reporting a gunshot of knife wound.
c.
Recommending mandatory immunization against an infectious disease.
d.
Recommending the quarantine of carriers of infection.
e.
Recommending treatment or detention of a patient with a serious intent to do
bodily harm to another individual.
f. Supporting a school board's proposal to require HIV-I antibody testing for all
teachers to prevent the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS).
10.
Which of the following has NOT been formally recognized as a state interest that
could limit the patient's right to refuse treatment in all states?
a. Preserving the sanctity of all life.
b. Protecting innocent third parties who may be affected by a patient's refusal of
treatment.
c. Preventing irrational self-destruction.
d. Preserving the ethical integrity of health care providers.
e. Ensuring that non-terminal patients are aware of all health care and lifestyle
alternatives.
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