Differentiate between social and medical utility and identify the form that is most in keeping with health care ethics

Medical utility often uses the criterion best prognosis to allocate scarce resources such as intensive care beds. Social utility attempts to determine the merit of the individuals and to use this as a criterion. Social utility seems to invite problems of racism, ageism, sexism, and bias against the retarded and mentally ill.

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One axiom about caring for patients with monetary challenges is to care for the ______________________, NOT the ______________________ ______________________

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X-ray reveals a shadowing on the lung. This would be reported with code _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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