Justice and Health Care DistributionQuiz 4 Preparation

How does the book define lying?A.Speech against the mindB.Speech intended to deceive othersC.Uttering falsehoods when others reasonably

expect truthD.Uttering falsehoods against the mindE.Uttering falsehoods in general

A Natural Secret is:

A.Something kept secret about your natureB.Something that would harm another if divulgedC.Something kept secret about your bodyD.Something that would alter your nature if knownE.Something that is unnatural to know

What is bad about revealing a promised secret?

A. Revelation treats promisee as a means only, not as an end

B. Revelation entails harmful effectsC.Breaking promises is only bad if it has harmful effectsD.A and BE. B and C

If the physician says “I am going to prescribe something that often helps in these cases and has no bad side effects,” but is in fact prescribing a sugar pill (which does often help and has no bad side effects), the physician…

A. has not lied because the sentence uttered is trueB. has not lied because the patient believes what the doctor

wants them to believeC.has not lied because the patient believes the truthD.has lied because the patient concludes what the doctor

intends and knows to be false (this drug will help me)E. has lied because it is never right to mislead someone

“A secret is knowledge that a person has a right or obligation to conceal,” is …

A. a mistaken definition because some secrets are just beliefsB. a mistaken definition because some secrets are wrong to concealC. a mistaken definition because secrets are always wrongD. a correct definition because it’s in the bookE. a correct definition because wrongfully held secrets are called

something else

A Tarasoff duty is a duty to …

A. Share pregnancy information with parents of minorsB. Tell the truth to terminally ill patientsC.Suspend judgment about lying co-workersD.Protect your employer by concealing malpracticeE. Warn third parties of threats against them

Defamation is illegal based on the right to:

A.Maintain a good reputationB.Know the identity of your accusersC.Good credit and low interest loansD.Review reformation guidelinesE.Freedom of speech

For a defamation claim to succeed, harm must be

A.doneB.intendedC.seriousD.A and BE.B and C

The main goal of health care is …

A.extend lifeB.alleviate sufferingC.optimize happinessD.A, B, and C are co-equalE.Who knows?

You should work to decrease expectations about what health care can do for your patients, because …

A. happiness is inversely proportionate to disappointmentB. it will decrease malpractice claimsC. it will reduce demand for health careD. it will reduce your perfectionistic tendenciesE. Ah, I wouldn’t do that, because health care can do quite

a lot

The 2 main components that form the basis for distribution (in terms of guiding principles) are:

A.Supply chain and DemandB.Production and DemandC.Need and WantD.Need and ContributionE.Demand and Supply

According to the text, in deciding who should receive health care when there’s not enough to go around, society should consider contribution in the following sense:

A. Contributors should be ranked based on expected future contributions

B. Contributors should be ranked based on past contributions

C.Contributors should be considered in order to keep them contributing

D.A and BE. A and C

Regarding microallocation at institutions … which is a virtue of using committees representative of the community’s makeup?

A.Committees are most efficientB.Committees are cost effectiveC.Committees protect against biasD.Committees ensure quick actionE.Committees have no virtues

Today, the main problem with “traditional” or “fee-for-service” care is …

A.limited options for patientsB.limited options for physiciansC.highs costsD.poor qualityE.it amounts to socialism

The HMO Act of 1973 was an effort to …

A. get people to stop relying on government handoutsB. stop physicians from limiting services and testsC.get people to use HMOs rather employer-paid insuranceD.get HMOs to stop hectoring physiciansE. get HMOs to start hectoring physicians

The popularity of patient-focused care means you may be asked to…

A. perform tests you weren’t trained to performB. spend more time with a patient than you expectedC.do menial tasks beneath your professional stationD.become a jack-of-all-trades in your hospital or clinicE. all of the above

1. C2. B3. D4. D5. B6. E7. A8. A9. E10. C or E11. D12. E13. C14. C15. C16. E