Medical Ethics and Advance Directives Answers

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What is the purpose of medical ethics?

A
to establish a relationship of friendship between medical professionals and patients
B
to establish a relationship of trust between medical professionals and patients
C
to establish a relationship of authority between medical professionals and patients
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Which of the following are foundational principles of medical ethics?

A
principle of prescription
B
principle of autonomy
C
principle of proportionality
D
principle of fidelity
E
principle of social justice
F
principle of beneficence
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principle of nonmaleficence
H
principle of benediction
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who can can make medical decisions in case a person becomes unwilling to make difficult end-of-life decisions.✔ unable to express his or her own medical wishes.unsure of the best course of treatment for an illness.

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unwilling to make difficult end-of-life decisions.
B
✔ unable to express his or her own medical wishes.
C
unsure of the best course of treatment for an illness.
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The principle of social justicefidelityveracity

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social justice
B
fidelity
C
veracity

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