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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
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