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