Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate issue to discuss with patients facing a life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alternative methods of treatment 
B)  Health care directive and durable power of attorney 
C)  Planning for friends' needs 
D)  Discussing personal finances 
A)  Alternative methods of treatment 
B)  Health care directive and durable power of attorney 
C)  Planning for friends' needs 
D)  Discussing personal finances C

Question 2

MATCHING
Identify the correct answer to the following statements.

-mandated by the Patient Self-Determination Act to be made available to patients

Accepted Answer

A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both 
A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an Asian expression of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  General terms of relating the imbalance of the body 
B)  Descriptive words such as piercing or throbbing 
C)  Description of disturbances of the mind 
D)  Describing pain on a scale of 1 to 10 
A)  General terms of relating the imbalance of the body 
B)  Descriptive words such as piercing or throbbing 
C)  Description of disturbances of the mind 
D)  Describing pain on a scale of 1 to 10 A

Question 4

Mrs.S.has just found out that her husband has a life-threatening illness and informs both you and the physician that under no circumstances are you to tell her husband about the prognosis.Which of the following best describes this example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretive wife 
B)  Person who is afraid of the diagnosis 
C)  Expression of cultural perspectives 
D)  Prejudice 
A)  Secretive wife 
B)  Person who is afraid of the diagnosis 
C)  Expression of cultural perspectives 
D)  Prejudice

Question 5

Palliative care focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  medications and transfusions. 
B)  VSED choices. 
C)  aid in dying. 
D)  relief of pain and stress. 
A)  medications and transfusions. 
B)  VSED choices. 
C)  aid in dying. 
D)  relief of pain and stress.

Question 6

MATCHING
Identify the correct answer to the following statements.

-used in making end-of-life decisions to prolong life

Accepted Answer

A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both 
A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both

Question 7

Which of the following is the strongest influence in managing any patient's life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physician 
B)  Patient 
C)  Hospice 
D)  Family and those closest to the patient 
A)  Physician 
B)  Patient 
C)  Hospice 
D)  Family and those closest to the patient

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding patients with end-stage renal disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kidney failure has a reputation for being a gentle death. 
B)  Patients urine output increases. 
C)  Patients with some urine output may live for months after stopping dialysis. 
D)  Patients with no urine output are likely to die within a week or two. 
A)  Kidney failure has a reputation for being a gentle death. 
B)  Patients urine output increases. 
C)  Patients with some urine output may live for months after stopping dialysis. 
D)  Patients with no urine output are likely to die within a week or two.

Question 9

To which of the following categories of patients does the Patient Self-Determination Act pertain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients in nursing homes 
B)  Patients at personal homes 
C)  Patients receiving care from Medicare/Medicaid institutions 
D)  Patients receiving only hospice care 
A)  Patients in nursing homes 
B)  Patients at personal homes 
C)  Patients receiving care from Medicare/Medicaid institutions 
D)  Patients receiving only hospice care

Question 10

MATCHING
Identify the correct answer to the following statements.

-should be copied and placed in the patient's medical chart that goes with the patient when she is admitted to the hospital

Accepted Answer

A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both 
A) living will or health care directive 
B) durable power of attorney for health care 
C) both

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an expected patient response to the news of a life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acts as if the information has never been shared with them 
B)  Drastically changes priorities 
C)  Becomes happy and tells family and friends 
D)  Quietly continue their lives, changing little outwardly 
A)  Acts as if the information has never been shared with them 
B)  Drastically changes priorities 
C)  Becomes happy and tells family and friends 
D)  Quietly continue their lives, changing little outwardly

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding patients with HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lives of patients with AIDS are greatly compromised due to their suppressed immune system. 
B)  Some physicians prefer to discuss this illness as early or later stage HIV rather than AIDS. 
C)  HIV least affects individuals who are relatively young. 
D)  Many physicians will use the term AIDS when CD4 counts decline to less than 200. 
A)  The lives of patients with AIDS are greatly compromised due to their suppressed immune system. 
B)  Some physicians prefer to discuss this illness as early or later stage HIV rather than AIDS. 
C)  HIV least affects individuals who are relatively young. 
D)  Many physicians will use the term AIDS when CD4 counts decline to less than 200.

Question 13

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of not seeking care for an illness until it becomes very advanced?

Accepted Answer

A)  It postpones the inevitable. 
B)  The family can prepare without scaring the patient. 
C)  The patient does not have to deal with death. 
D)  Pain management and treatment may not work. 
A)  It postpones the inevitable. 
B)  The family can prepare without scaring the patient. 
C)  The patient does not have to deal with death. 
D)  Pain management and treatment may not work.

Question 14

Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic action of the medical assistant when a patient is estranged from his family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Notify the patient's family. 
B)  Notify the patient's friends. 
C)  Give the patient referral for a local support group. 
D)  Develop a personal friendship with the patient. 
A)  Notify the patient's family. 
B)  Notify the patient's friends. 
C)  Give the patient referral for a local support group. 
D)  Develop a personal friendship with the patient.

Question 15

Which of the following is a likely treatment for cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgery 
B)  Radiation 
C)  Chemotherapy 
D)  b and c 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Surgery 
B)  Radiation 
C)  Chemotherapy 
D)  b and c 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

In the acronym TEAR,the "T" stands for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  To experience the pain of the loss 
B)  To adjust to what was lost 
C)  To accept the reality of the loss 
D)  To reinvest in a new reality 
A)  To experience the pain of the loss 
B)  To adjust to what was lost 
C)  To accept the reality of the loss 
D)  To reinvest in a new reality

Question 17

Criteria that may identify an illness as AIDS includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opportunistic infection 
B)  Tumor 
C)  Severe body wasting 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Opportunistic infection 
B)  Tumor 
C)  Severe body wasting 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of Kübler-Ross's stages of grief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anger 
B)  Bargaining 
C)  Demanding 
D)  Denial 
E)  Acceptance 
A)  Anger 
B)  Bargaining 
C)  Demanding 
D)  Denial 
E)  Acceptance

Question 19

Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic response by the medical assistant to a patient with a life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capitalize on the patient's strengths. 
B)  Build on the patient's own culture and coping abilities. 
C)  Maintain hope. 
D)  Show continued care and concern. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Capitalize on the patient's strengths. 
B)  Build on the patient's own culture and coping abilities. 
C)  Maintain hope. 
D)  Show continued care and concern. 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a definition of a life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terminal illness 
B)  Death imminent 
C)  Disease causing shorter lifespan 
D)  Any acute disease 
A)  Terminal illness 
B)  Death imminent 
C)  Disease causing shorter lifespan 
D)  Any acute disease

Exam 6: The Therapeutic Approach to the Patient With Life-Threatening Illness

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate issue to discuss with patients facing a life-threatening illness?

MATCHING Identify the correct answer to the following statements. -mandated by the Patient Self-Determination Act to be made available to patients

Which of the following is an example of an Asian expression of pain?

Mrs.S.has just found out that her husband has a life-threatening illness and informs both you and the physician that under no circumstances are you to tell her husband about the prognosis.Which of the following best describes this example?

Palliative care focuses on

MATCHING Identify the correct answer to the following statements. -used in making end-of-life decisions to prolong life

Which of the following is the strongest influence in managing any patient's life-threatening illness?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding patients with end-stage renal disease?

To which of the following categories of patients does the Patient Self-Determination Act pertain?

MATCHING Identify the correct answer to the following statements. -should be copied and placed in the patient's medical chart that goes with the patient when she is admitted to the hospital

Which of the following is NOT an expected patient response to the news of a life-threatening illness?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding patients with HIV/AIDS?

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of not seeking care for an illness until it becomes very advanced?

Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic action of the medical assistant when a patient is estranged from his family?

Which of the following is a likely treatment for cancer?

In the acronym TEAR,the "T" stands for which of the following?

Criteria that may identify an illness as AIDS includes which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of Kübler-Ross's stages of grief?

Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic response by the medical assistant to a patient with a life-threatening illness?

Which of the following is NOT a definition of a life-threatening illness?

The Medical Assisting Profession

Health Care Settings and the Health Care Team

History of Medicine

Coping Skills for the Medical Assistant

Therapeutic Communication Skills

Legal Considerations

Ethical Considerations

Emergency Procedures and First AID

Creating the Facility Environment

Computers in the Ambulatory Care Setting

Telecommunications

Patient Scheduling

Medical Records Management

Written Communications

Medical Documents

Medical Insurance

Medical Insurance Coding

Daily Financial Practices

Billing and Collections

Accounting Practices

The Medical Assistant As Clinic Manager

The Medical Assistant As Human Resources Manager

Preparing for Medical Assisting Credentials

Employment Strategies

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