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Medical law and ethics Multiple Choice Questions.
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Achieved: 100% Quiz Week 1: Ethics 5/5 1. Autonomy is an important ethical viewpoint in the context of patient care and means b. That a patient has rights of self-governance and self-determination.

2. What is the underpinning ethical viewpoint in Sir Thomas Bingham's decision in R v Cambridge? b. Utilitarianism. 3. What are the purposes of a childhood vaccination programme? b. To produce herd immunity and protect the individual who has had a vaccine 4. Utilitarianism is an important ethical theory in medical ethics. Which of the following is a definition of this ethical theory? c. This theory looks at the outcome of the action and is looking for an action which produces the best outcome. 5. Which 3 of the following are the problems with using QALYs to ration health care? a. Discriminates against older people who have fewer years left to live b. it is difficult to objectively assess the quality of someone’s life c. discriminates against disabled people Quiz Week 2: Medical Negligence 5/5 Camilla was born last year and suffered negligence during her birth. When will the limitation period for bringing a claim for negligence end? a. Nov 2040 b. Nov 2025 c. Nov 2037 d. Nov 2022 When can Camilla’s parents begin an action for negligence? a. As soon as they seen a solicitor b. As soon as they have enough information to commence proceedings and have taken legal advice c. 2025 d. 2022 Which 2 are the following central arguments in Douglas’ article? a. We should move to a no-fault scheme b. Compensation should be paid according to need not to fault c. Doctors and pilots are well qualified d. Move away from a blame to a systems approach

Many actions for Medical Negligence are funded on a no win no fee basis. Which of these is an advantage of this funding method? a. Legal aid is no longer available for most medical negligence cases b. Lawyers are reluctant to take on risky cases as they do not want to risk working and not being paid c. Lawyers can have a cash flow problem as they are not paid until the case has concluded d. The Claimant does not face a charge for legal costs if they are successful although their damages claim will be reduced to cover their solicitor’s costs

Which of the following statements reflect circumstances that will not assist a plaintiff in their claim for medical negligence? a. the ratio in the Bailey V Ministry of Defence case as approved in Williams the Bermuda hospitals board b. where it cannot be shown on the balance of probabilities that if the treatment had been offered the claimant would not have suffered the harm c. breach of protocol d. never events this is the effect of reversing the burden of proof

Week 3 – Capacity & Consent. 5/5 Mary is 25 years old and has been involved in a Rd accident. she's unconscious but the admissions teams have found an advance directive in a handbag which clearly states that she must not be given a blood transfusion because of her religious beliefs. one surgeon however decides that he does not want her to die and will give her blood transfusion. the other surgeon argues that Mary's wishes should be respected if they can establish that Mary had a capacity at the time of making the advanced directive. which one of the following is the correct advice for the medical team? a. the surgeons must act in Marys best interest b. her best interests are paramount, and they must act to preserve her life including giving her a blood transfusion c. if they can establish that the advance directive is current and that she has capacity at the time of making it her wishes must be respected d. provided that Mary has capacity, she can refuse treatment

Following Montgomery how would the following case be decided? Anne is in Labour with her first child there have been some anti Natal abnormality showing up on the scans, but the medical team decided not to do further investigations and Anne's daughter is born with brain injury. a. the antenatal abnormalities should have been discussed with an Ana plan for early delivery of the child agreed b. Anne should have been kept informed but ultimately the doctor should have decided the birth plan c. the increased risks were not foreseeable

d. it was reasonable to proceed without further investigation if a reasonable body of medical opinion would have acted in the same way

which two of the following are problems inherent in the doctor patient relationship? A. not enough time to discuss matters fully with the patient B. doctors are paternalistic C. patients are scared of their doctors D. patients are vulnerable when they are or worried

Ram is 65 years old and used to play rugby competitively he has now some memory problems he needs to have a kidney operation but is refusing to give consent can the doctors assume that he lacks capacity and go ahead with the operation A. rugby playing is dangerous. B. he clearly has some form of mental impairment and such lacks capacity C. he should be offered reassurance and information before a decision could be made about his capacity or otherwise D. he may have an impairment of the mind Sue is a hippie and a tree hugger she is also against blood transfusions when she's involved in an accident, she states clearly to the ambulance driver that she does not want blood transfusion before lapsing into a coma can she be given a blood transfusion A. the pain of the accident will negate her capacity B. this depends on whether she had capacity at the time of making a decision against a blood transfusion C. it is well known that Jehovah's Witnesses are against blood transfusions D. her capacity will be affected by the accident and her views are not credible

Abortion- week 5. 5/5 Is it correct to say that abortion is a criminal offence? a. An abortion is only legally carried out if a statutory or common law defence applies. Sheldon Argued in favour of decimalisation of abortion. Which of the following statements best reflects her? b. Society has changed since 1967 and in practice doctors respect patient autonomy in relation to abortion and the law should reflect these societal changed. Hana is 34 weeks pregnant and her foetus has severe abnormalities which mean that it will only survive for a few hours – is there a ground for abortion. -

Yes s1(1) d no time limits.

What is the difference between pro-life and pro-choice in the context of abortion? - Pro-life advocated no abortion but pro-choice want a woman to choose for herself. Following Paton v BPAS and C v S what can we now say is the law in relation to fathers and abortion? - A father does not have a legal standing to seek an injunction to prevent an abortion going ahead. Abortion week 6 – End of Life. 5/5 1.Why do individuals from the UK and other parts of the World Travel to Switzerland to die rather than other parts of the world where assisted dying is legal - there is no residency requirement 2. which is the correct statement about the Oregon model and the model in the Netherlands for assisted dying /euthanasia - Oregon- have to be terminally Illinois and less than six months to live Netherlands, suffering unbearably 3. Karen is GP which of the following courses of action should she not take if she is consulted by patients with chronic or terminal illness for advice on how to end their lives - She should offer to prescribe a lethal medicine - she should give a list of clinics in Switzerland where assisted dying is possible 4. Don was recently injured in a rugby accident he is now severely paralysed and wishes he had died in the rugby accident he has tried to commit suicide three times he is now asked his parents taken to Switzerland so that he can end his life what legal advice would you give his parents - Comply with the guidelines but be prepared for police investigation

6. Which of the following statements reflects the view of utilitarian to assisted dying? - Utilitarians believe that individuals can make their own decision and exercise autonomy and would reluctantly support someone taking their life with assistance...