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quiz 13
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Criteria or standards that assist in the determination of death include | significant drop of body temperature rigor mortis |
According to the brain-oriented death definition, death occurs when | there is irreversible cessation of all brain function |
A DNR order can be placed on the medical chart of a patient by the | physician |
Discontinuing ventilation support for a patient who is brain dead will result in | cardiac death |
Before terminating a life-support system, a physician should | seek an outside medical opinion |
Active euthanasia | violates the medical profession's ethics Is illegal |
Persons who cannot exercise the fundamental right to self-determination include | persons who suffer irreversible brain damage, such as those with Alzheimer's disease |
The intentional killing of the terminally ill person is called | active euthanasia |
A legal death is a | cardiac death |
A facility with a homelike atmosphere where terminally ill patients find comfort until death is called a | hospice |
The total care of patients whose disease is no longer responsive to curative therapy is | palliative care |
Advice regarding the course of action taken for a dying loved one can be given by | the physician |
healthcare facilities, in order to receive Medicare or Medicaid funding, must ask patients if they have | an advance directive |
Viatical settlements allow terminally ill persons to | obtain money from their life insurance policies |
The use of Harvard Criteria for declaration of an irreversible coma includes an | EEG with repeat in twenty-four hours |
Justifications for euthanasia include | individuals should have the right to determine the outcome of their lives |
Irreversible coma includes all of the following criteria except | spontaneous movements or breathing |
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross is known for her study of | stages of death and dying |