Medical Ethics for the Boards, Third Edition

publisher's note: products purchased from third party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Concise and readable review of essential ethics topics for the Boards Ethics questions are included in Steps 1 and 3 of the USMLE, as well as on the American Board of Internal Medicine Examination and other specialty board certification exams.  Practical and approachable, medical ethics for the boards provides a concise yet comprehensive review of topics students are most likely to encounter on the test.  A chapter of questions and answers provides practice for exam day and helps readers feel prepared.  This book includes chapter-level coverage of patient autonomy; competence and the capacity to make decisions; informed consent; confidentiality and medical records; end-of-life issues; reproductive issues;organ and tissue donation; reportable illnesses; HIV-related issues; STDs; malpractice; the doctor-patient relationship; abuse, gifts, and physician-assisted suicide; workplace relations; and ethical issues in research and experimentation. Concise review of ethics essentials tested on the BoardsIncludes ...