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Current Deck: RIME Block 1 (July 2023-Dec 2023)::UNIT 5::truth telling

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A 46-year-old patient underwent abdominal pain and an outpatient CT scan shows metastatic pancreatic cancer. During the procedure cholecystectomy, the resident asks the surgeon whether they need to tell the patient since no harm has occurred from the mishap. 
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Is it ethically permissible to withhold the truth from the patient?

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