LDEK questions: Bioethics and medical law

137 questions in Bioethics and medical law. Open a question to see the answer options and a hint.

1. The authority entitled to control a doctor who performs their profession within individual medical practice is: Question 1
2. Does every doctor have the right to issue the patient death certificate? Question 2
3. Medical treatment carried out by the dentist without patient’s consent is: Question 3
4. Are the doctors working in the clinical hospital obliged by law to gain patient’s consent for the participation of students in his or her examination? Question 4
5. Which of the following ethical principles should be at the core of taking decisions in modern medicine according to T.L. Beauchamp and J.F. Childress? Question 5
6. The dentist has been convicted by a final judgment of the Supreme Medical Court for committing a medical error and sentenced to suspend the right to practice for two… Question 6
7. Does the Charter of Patients’ Rights apply in Poland? Question 7
8. The patient is guaranteed by law the right to: Question 8
9. The Register of Punished Doctors and Dentists of Poland is kept by: Question 9
10. After Mr. X’s death his father and son come to the dentist office where Mr. X underwent dental treatment. The father demands that the information concerning the… Question 10
11. Is entity providing medical services obliged to give the National Health Fund access to medical documentations? Question 11
12. The dentist intends to run for a mandate in the parliamentary elections. According to the Polish Code of Medical Ethics he is allowed to put a photo of him on the… Question 12
13. A dentist who intends to start their professional practice should submit an application for entry in the relevant register maintained by: Question 13
14. The register of dentists’ professional practices is kept by: Question 14
15. According to the Polish Code of Medical Ethics the dentist while carrying out their professional duties: Question 15
16. The civil court may adjudicate financial compensation from a doctor to a patient for violating patient’s rights to: Question 16
17. An ethical principle alien to the traditional, paternalistic medical ethics is: Question 17
18. The Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights is: Question 18
19. Parents with their 14-year-old daughter report to the dentist. The girl is to undergo a complex, major tooth resection. What are the principles for obtaining consent to… Question 19
20. The Act on the Professions of Physician and Dentist requires the patient’s (or her legal representative’s) written consent: Question 20
21. Why is the dentist obliged to comply with medical chamber bodies’ resolutions? Question 21
22. The controlling members of the district medical chamber who perform their duty in the dental office of a dentist carrying on individual medical practice have the right… Question 22
23. According to the Medical Code of Ethics is the dentist allowed to implement methods which have not been scientifically verified? Question 23
24. In the light of the Polish Criminal Code, a person who performs a medical intervention without the consent of the patient may be subject to a fine, the penalty of the… Question 24
25. According to the Act on the profession of doctors and dentists, the doctor is obliged to pursue the profession in the way that agrees with: Question 25
26. A dentist is going to carry out a medical experiment consisting in testing a new tooth fillings. Minors are supposed to participate in the experiment. He has to obtain… Question 26
27. Are dentists allowed to provide the so-called other medical services without patient consent? Question 27
28. The most important international document on the ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects is: Question 28
29. The Declaration of Geneva, adopted by the World Medical Association in 1948 and recently amended in 2017, is a: Question 29
30. In accordance with the Code of Medical Ethics does the doctor have the duty to reveal life and health threatening facts resulting from violations of human rights? Question 30
31. The dentist ordered to do diagnostic tests in a patient with full legal capacity. When the dentist obtained the results, the patient’s spouse showed up asking for them… Question 31
32. Is the Medical Chamber obliged to ensure compliance with the principles of medical ethics and deontology? Question 32
33. Which of the following is not a medical event according to the Act on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights? Question 33
34. According to the Code of Medical Ethics, the primary ethical imperative for the physician is: Question 34
35. According to the Law the internal, individual patient documentation may include patient’s authorization to provide information on their health condition and provided… Question 35
36. A police officer comes to the dental office claiming that they act on behalf of the prosecutor and asking questions about medical condition of one of the patients. They… Question 36
37. The patient is entitled to compensation awarded by a civil court in the case of: Question 37
38. The dentist has the right not to begin or withdraw from treating the patient. This right: Question 38
39. A patient turned to the dentist for the access to their medical documentation. The dentist can charge the patient for the service if they: Question 39
40. The doctor is obliged to perform his profession in accordance with: Question 40
41. In the light of Polish law, a minor patient has the right to consent to a proposed healthcare service, in addition to his or her legal representative’s consent, if the… Question 41
42. The World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki concerning biomedical research involving human subjects states that: Question 42
43. A patient refused to have his tooth removed despite being informed about the risk of endocarditis associated with the prolonged occurrence of a purulent lesion. In… Question 43
44. The dentist who is a toothpaste producing company shareholder is going to participate in a demonstration to increase investment of National Health Fund for oral hygiene… Question 44
45. The primary relationship principle between the dentist and the patient in the treatment process is based on: Question 45
46. Under group dental practice functioning as a partner company dental services can be provided only by dentists who are: Question 46
47. The dentist was analyzing the dental radiograph “of the patient A”, while on the dental chair “Patient B” was sitting. Because of the wrong radiograph he did not… Question 47
48. The doctor violates the duty to maintain medical confidentiality when he/she discloses information related to the patient and obtained during a medical check-up to: Question 48
49. Does the Code of Medical Ethics point out to the principle of “freedom of medical action”? Question 49
50. Under which of the following is the dentist allowed to refuse the close-to-the-patient person their presence while providing medical services? Question 50

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