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review sheet 5&6
chapter 5 and 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does bioethics typically focus on? | the ethics of life or death matters |
| what is the name for improving genetic qualities by means of selective breeding? | Eugenics |
| this is called standard of proof in a civil case- | Preponderance of the evidence |
| This is the process wherein the body of a seriously ill or a deceased individual is frozen to stop decomposition of tissue- | cryonics |
| Medical procedures pertaining to sex reassignment of both transgender and intersexual individuals is called- | Sex reassignment |
| Killing an individual without letting him or her suffer from pain is called- | Euthanasia |
| Helping a terminally ill person to commit suicide- | Assisted suicide |
| Introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by artificial means is called- | artificial insemination |
| A form of defamation of character is called- | libel |
| Document prepared by pt.'s as a statement of their medical wishes | living will |
| This agency regulates the pharmaceutical and medical industries- | FDA |
| This agency has broad enforcement power over the distribution of narcotics and other drugs both legal and illicit- | DEA |
| Party's ability to legally enter into a contract is called- | Capacity |
| This rule permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for pt. care and other important purposes- | HIPAA Privacy Rule |
| This is called the standard of proof in a criminal case- | Beyond a reasonable doubt |
| This clause states that laws created by Congress apply to everyone in the US- | Supremacy Clause |
| What is human enhancement? | overcoming the limitations of the body by artificial means |
| This agency requires employers to maintain safe working conditions and use methods that are appropriate to protect workers- | OSHA |
| This act protects any person who provides emergency care in good faith without remuneration or expectation of remuneration- | Good Samaritan Act |
| What is it called when the physician orders additional test that serve only a margin of clinical purpose but will serve to protect him in the event of a malpractice litigation- | defense medicine |
| A person found guilty of this type of crime can be imprisoned for no more than one year | Misdemeanor |
| This is the process of replacing defective genes with normal or genetically altered genes- | Gene Therapy |
| This is the process wherein a woman agrees to carry and deliver a child for a contracted party- | Surrogacy |
| What is psychosurgery? | brain surgery carried out to ease the complication associated with mental health or behavioral problems |
| This is a surgical procedure in which tissue or a whole organ is transferred from one species to another- | Xenotransplantation |
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