Question

Question 1

When a husband and wife decide to have a child or children through a surrogate, we do know that the wife is not the

Select one:

a. intentional mother.

b. genetic mother.

c. gestational mother.

d. nurturing mother.

Question 2

It is believed that human embryonic stem cells offer great promise of a cure for which of the following conditions?

Select one:

a. Alzheimer's disease

b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

c. Lung cancer

d. Cardiovascular disease

Question 3

Exceptions to informed consent include

Select one:

a. telling the patient about the risk involved in not having the procedure.

b. the discussion of sensitive sexual matters.

c. not having to explain risks that are commonly known.

d. all of the above.

e. none of the above.

Question 4

A 40-year-old gay man with AIDS presents to the emergency room with his third bout of pneumocystis pneumonia. He is intubated as his condition is worsening steadily and he has not responded to appropriate antibiotic therapy. The patient's longtime partner, Richard, has a signed durable power of attorney (DPOA) and states that if the patient's condition becomes futile the patient would not want ongoing ventilation. The attending physician decides that ongoing intubation is futile. Richard is consulted and the decision is made to remove the patient from the ventilator to allow him to die in the morning. The patient's Roman Catholic parents arrive from Kansas and threaten a lawsuit if the ventilator is withdrawn. Who is the legal decision maker here?

Select one:

a. The patient

b. Richard

c. The parents

d. The attending physician

Answer 1

1. C gestational mother

2.d

Pluripotent stem cells offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat a myriad of diseases, conditions, and disabilities including Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injury, burns, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.

3.c all risks should be told common or uncommon

4. B