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You have been taking care of a patient admitted with palpitations from a panic attack. He is somewhat hypomanic with pressurcd spccch, anxiety, and flight of ideas. After several days he is feeling much better and he is extremely grateful for your help. He is quite wealthy and he offers to borrow five million dollars from the bank "to help you with your research." What should you tell him? a. "I accept!" b. "Thank you very much, but I cannot accept." c. "I accept, but only for a study of bipolar disorder." d. "I would be happy to take your money, but I must have you evaluated by psychiatry first."

   You have been taking care of a patient admitted with palpitations from a panic attack. He is somewhat hypomanic with pressurcd spccch, anxiety, and flight of ideas. After several days he is feeling much better and he is extremely grateful for your help. He is quite wealthy and he offers to borrow five million dollars from the bank "to help you with your research."
What should you tell him?
a. "I accept!"
b. "Thank you very much, but I cannot accept."
c. "I accept, but only for a study of bipolar disorder."
d. "I would be happy to take your money, but I must have you evaluated by psychiatry first."
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Medical Ethics for the Boards
Medical Ethics for the Boards
Conrad Fischer 3rd Edition
Chapter 1, Problem 26 ↓

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You have been taking care of a patient admitted with palpitations from a panic attack. He is somewhat hypomanic with pressurcd spccch, anxiety, and flight of ideas. After several days he is feeling much better and he is extremely grateful for your help. He is quite wealthy and he offers to borrow five million dollars from the bank "to help you with your research." What should you tell him? a. "I accept!" b. "Thank you very much, but I cannot accept." c. "I accept, but only for a study of bipolar disorder." d. "I would be happy to take your money, but I must have you evaluated by psychiatry first."
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