The patient has been admitted with advanced cirrhosis. Which data would be most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

Autonomous persons, the argument goes, have a right to determine what may or many not be done to them—not just to their bodies and to their property, but to their private lives. This is a quote from chapter 4 (pp. 170 – 176). Which one of the following is correct?

Which one of the following is the primary benefit of the form that is discussed on p. 20?

On p. 124, Goldman writes, The death of a patient, inevitable as it is in many cases, may appear as an ultimate defeat to the medical art, as something to be fought by any means, even after life has lost all value and meaning for the patient himself. Who is Goldman saying may have this thought?

On p. 125, Goldman uses as an example a hypothetical “scientific method of matching spouses” that will greatly increase the chances of compatibility and happiness. What point is he making with this example?

In section 9 (the one that begins, “Susan Block and her father”), an oncologist relates having a series of conversations with her cancer patient and his family after his second chemotherapy treatment fails. Which one of the following is correct about this patient?

On p. 348, Burt begins explaining how he thinks that physicians should respect patients’ autonomy by saying, At that point I think it is not only permissible but imperative that whoever hears that respond not with “OK, great, let’s go ahead,” but instead with, “Well, why exactly do you want that? Why have you come to that conclusion? I want to explore that with you. He continues his explanation and at one point says, Now come the end of the day, yes, it’s your life, it’s not my life. But the question is, When have we reached the end of the day?” Dax gives his answer to this question at the end of the dialogue (somewhere on the last two pages). What is his answer?

What is the first version of the categorical imperative? (You can just quote it.)

Which one of the following is the term for the requirement that we “not … intentionally or unintentionally inflict harm on others”?

In chapter 3, Vaughn briefly describes the case of Helga Wanglie as part of his discussion of which one of these topics?