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In 1998 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted in the suicide of Thomas Youk, a patient suffering from advanced Lou Gehrig’s disease who had decided that death was preferable to living with the pain caused by the illness.  Kevorkian gave Youk a lethal injection of drugs, and the incident was taped and broadcast on the television program 60 Minutes.  First, analyze this case from the point of view of the ethical theory of (Bentham-style) utilitarianism. As a first step, define what utilitarianism is.  Then, explain whether or not Kevorkian’s act of lethal injection was morally permissible according to this theory. Second, analyze the case using the principle of double effect. Again, you’ll need to begin by defining what the principle of double effect is. Was Kevorkian’s act permissible according to this principle—why or why not?

What is the “doctrine of the mean” in Aristotle’s ethics?

How does John Stuart Mill reply to the objection that it’s not practical to constantly calculate the utility of every possible action we could perform? 

In Aristotle’s view, what is the function of a human being?

Following removal of a brain tumor, a patient demonstrates right hemiparesis. Which Brodmann area was most likely affected by this surgery?

1.     Your patient is a 32 year old who sustained a temporal bone fracture with a rupture of the middle meningeal artery due to a blow to the head. What is this type of bleed called?

INSTRUCTIONS: This is meant to simulate your exam experience. I do not expect you to know all information covered in this diagnostic test. IT IS A COMPLETION GRADE. Do your best and practice following the exam procedures covered in boot camp and the syllabus. In actual exams, proctors may “pop-in” to ask you to correct certain conditions. Since this is a simulation, you will not experience it on this exercise.

The most obvious applications of information processing occur in the field of ________. ​

Which of the following terms refers to the absence of oxygen?

Humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly. This cell is known as a(n):