Kaplan Medical USMLE Medical Ethics: The 100 Cases You are Most Likely to See on the Test (Kaplan USMLE)

Features: Coverage of ethics and legalities surrounding the major issues most likely to be covered on the Ethics section of Steps 2 and 3 of USMLE and the American Board of Internal Medicine ExaminationSample questions and cases likely to be tested on the medical ethics examEnd of life issuesEuthanasia and physician assisted suicideCompetenceMedical malpracticeAbortion related issuesHIV related issuesCheck inside this book for a chance to win $5000 to use for school and other prizes! First Page ......Page 4 Contents ......Page 7 Autonomy ......Page 10 Competence and the Capacity to make Decisions ......Page 13 Informed Consent ......Page 18 Confidentiality and Medical records ......Page 26 End-of-Life Issues ......Page 31 Reproductive Issues ......Page 47 Organ and Tissue Donation ......Page 50 Reportable Illnesses ......Page 52 HIV-Related Issues ......Page 54 Sexually Transmitted Diseases ......Page 58 Malpractice ......Page 60 Doctor / Patient Relationship ......Page 66 Doctor and society ......Page 69 Doctor / Doctor Relationship ......Page 74 Experimentation ......Page 77 1- Brain Death ......Page 80 2- Child Abuse ......Page 81 3- Confidentiality ......Page 82 4- Donation of organs ......Page 85 5- DNR Orders ......Page 87 7- Excutions ......Page 88 8- Experimentation ......Page 89 9- Genetic Testing ......Page 91 10- HIV/AIDS Specific Issues ......Page 94 11- Impaired Drivers ......Page 96 12- Informed consent/ decision-making capacity ......Page 97 13- Malpractice ......Page 103 14- Medical Errors ......Page 105 15- Medical Records ......Page 106 16- Minors ......Page 107 17- Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia ......Page 110 18- Physician Impairment ......Page 111 19- Pysician / Patient Relationship ......Page 113 20- Public Health and Reporting Requirements......Page 115 21- Reproductive rights ......Page 116 23- Suicide ......Page 119 24- Torture ......Page 120 25- Withholding/ Withdrawal of medical Treatment ......Page 121 Answers and Explanations ......Page 130 Includes advice and information about the ethical issues addressed on the USMLE, as well as practice questions on end-of-life issues, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, competence, medical malpractice, abortion-related issues, and HIV-related issues.