According to Lipkin, when is it wrong to not tell the whole truth to patients?
a. when different medical terms and claims may mean different things to different people
b. when the doctor is being deceptive in order to avoid a malpractice suit
c. when it is impossible to tell the truth to patients- ought implies can
d. when deception is designed to benefit the patient
Answer: D. When deception is designed to benefit the patient.
It is always necessary to tell the patient the truth about their conditions, health and treatment. But there is only one case when Lipkin believe that a doctor can refrain himself from telling the truth and that is when it benefits the patient.
There are points at which the patients start panicking and make their conditions worse. The situations when the patient not knowing the truth will increase his chances of healing. It is at these situations, the physician can refrain himself from telling the truth.
All other options are false as it is a doctor's job to make a patient understand the whole scenario and treatment of his condition in a way that he will understand. And even when it's a legal conduct, the doctor cannot stop himself from telling the truth.
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