The ________ serves as a widely used ethical guide for physicians who pledge to work for the good of the patient, to do him or her no harm, to prescribe no deadly drugs, to give no advice that could cause death, and to keep confidential medical information regarding the patient.
A. Medical Oath
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. Hypothetical Oath
D. Hippocratic Oath
Answer: D
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