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The Following Questions For Readings: Canterbury v. Spence, U.S. Court of Appeals -In Canterbury v. Spence, the court declared that the topics importantly demanding communication of information include the


A) costs of the treatment.
B) inherent and potential hazards of the proposed treatment.
C) physician's formal education.
D) inherent hazards of following the physician's advice.

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The Following Questions For Readings: "Informed Consent-Must It Remain a Fairy Tale?," Jay Katz -Katz says that genuine self-determination in patient decision-making is


A) nonexistent.
B) exercised in most situations.
C) still not the norm.
D) the norm.

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Manipulation is the intentional use of a credible and severe threat of harm or force to control another.

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Physicians are often not obligated to provide disclosure in cases of


A) waiver.
B) serious illness.
C) dubious medical procedures.
D) physician incompetence.

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Refusal to submit to a recommended treatment can be taken as evidence of a lack of understanding.

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The Following Questions For Readings: "The Concept of Informed Consent," Ruth R. Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp -Faden and Beauchamp believe that the tendency to equate informed consent with shared decision-making is


A) irrelevant.
B) rare.
C) confused.
D) untimely.

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Physicians are not obligated to provide disclosure in all situations. Which of the following describes an exception to physicians' duty to obtain informed consent?


A) An emergency, when stopping to obtain consent could seriously harm the patient
B) Patient incompetence
C) Patient waiver
D) All of the above

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