LEK questions: Bioethics and medical law
157 questions in Bioethics and medical law. Open a question to see the answer options and a hint.
- Is the doctor obliged to report to the police an attempt to kill a man if they obtained this information during medical examination? Question 1
- A patient dissatisfied with the way he has been treated demands the doctor hold a consultation. The patient, other doctors, a priest and a homeopath healer who has been… Question 2
- A hospital offers a contract of employment to a doctor. The employer has informed the doctor that employment would be based on the co-called equivalent working time… Question 3
- A pregnant woman had previously given birth to a child with hypochondroplasia, a genetic disease manifesting itself in dwarfism combined with joint and bone… Question 4
- Is the doctor allowed to reject or discontinue the treatment of the patient? Question 5
- A doctor can issue the death certificate: Question 7
- What measures should the doctor take while examining the patient or providing them with other medical services without the patient’s consent (due to their poor health… Question 8
- According to the Act of 5 December 1996 on the profession of doctors and dentists, prescriptions are to be given to the patient or: Question 10
- The doctor stating death is obliged to immediately notify the police or the prosecutor if: Question 11
- A doctor is going to do some experiment on animals. Before launching it they should obtain the approval of: Question 12
- Are doctors allowed to intervene in human genome? Question 13
- Do Polish regulations pertaining to the ethical principles of exercising the profession by a doctor refer to genetic doping methods used in sports? Question 14
- Should the attending doctor planning a diagnostic procedure carrying increased risk obtain his patient’s consent for it? Question 15
- A 13-year-old girl reports to the doctor office with her grandmother. During the examination the doctor starts to suspect that the girl has been sexually abused by her… Question 16
- According to the principles of medical ethics, while performing medical activities, the doctor: Question 17
- An employer turns to his doctor employee, who works on the contract of employment, to sign a contract including the so-called non-compete clause. What should the doctor… Question 18
- A homeless with clear symptoms of peritonitis was taken to a private hospital admission room. The hospital is able to help the patient but it does not have the contract… Question 19
- A long-term female partner of the deceased patient comes to the doctor’s office and demands revealing the secrets of the disease her partner suffered from. During his… Question 20
- Does the Code of Medical Ethics refer to euthanasia? Question 21
- A patient with her husband come to the gynaecologist’s office. The husband wants to be present at the examination. What should the doctor do? Question 22
- According to the Code of Medical Ethics, the doctor's highest ethical commandment is: Question 23
- A Pole, a British citizen, passed matriculation examinations in Poland and on the 3rd of October 2012 started medical studies in Poland which covered 5500 hours of… Question 25
- The Code of Medical Ethics prohibits physicians from: Question 26
- The doctor may provide a healthcare service that involves kidney biopsy in an adult patient who is completely legally incapacitated after obtaining: Question 27
- A patient needing hospitalization was taken to the ER. According to the regulation on the conditions, manner and mode to supply hospital patients with identification… Question 28
- Is it a doctor’s duty to turn the attention of society, authorities and patients to the importance of health care? Question 29
- Which of the following concerning the principle of double effect is true? Question 30
- According to the principles of medical ethics, in the case of diagnostic and therapeutic doubts, the doctor should: Question 31
- The doctor's duties towards respecting patients' rights include, among others: Question 32
- The Code of Medical Ethics does not prohibit physicians from carrying out: Question 33
- Is the following sentence: “Doctors are not allowed to cooperate with people who deal with the treatment but who don’t have entitlements to do so.” true? Question 34
- Is the patient allowed to raise objections to the doctor’s opinion concerning their illness? Question 35
- Providing patients with information about their health conditions: Question 36
- Do deontological rules allow the doctor to initiate diagnostic and therapeutic treatment without patient consent? Question 37
- According to the Act on the Professions of Physician and Dentist, the right to perform the profession of doctor and the right to perform the profession of dentist (in… Question 38
- Is the doctor allowed to give medical advice at a distance? Question 39
- To which sources of proceedings does the Code of Medical Ethics refer doctors in matters not regulated by it? Question 40
- In accordance with the Polish Code of Ethics is the doctor allowed to discriminate against people because of their genetic heritage? Question 41
- Medical Rescue Team was called to a man who fell down the stairs. The rescue doctor found out that the patient hit himself hard in the back and stays in a lying… Question 42
- According to the Code of Medical Ethics the decision to stop the resuscitation is taken by: Question 43
- What does the Polish Code of Ethics say about human cloning? Question 44
- Is the doctor allowed to perform a surgical procedure or use increased risk treatment without the consent of the minor patient’s legal guardian (e.g. their parent) or… Question 46
- The actual carer of an adult unconscious patient is allowed to express their consent for: Question 47
- Many doctors have the title “doctor of medicine” embedded in their rubber stamps. In light of the current law: Question 48
- Brain death was confirmed in a 25-year-old patient who did not want to become an organ donor, a fact that was noted in the Central Register of Objections. According to… Question 49
- Does the Code of Medical Ethics refer to the problem of determining the order of medical services for patients? Question 50
- Are doctors allowed to carry out medical experiments on pregnant women? Question 51
- Who can issue a patient’s death certificate? Question 52
- Does a child who turned 16 years of age have a right to full information concerning their treatment? Question 53
- A doctor speaking critically about another doctor's actions should: Question 54