Question 1

Which of the following is a major fear of patients with a life-threatening illness?

Accepted Answer

A) Food 
B) Unable to meet financial obligations 
C) Provider availability 
D) Pain and loss of independence 
A) Food 
B) Unable to meet financial obligations 
C) Provider availability 
D) Pain and loss of independence D

Question 2

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 A

Question 3

Identify the correct answer to the following statements.

-allows an individual to make health care decisions for the patient when the patient is unable

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 B

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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 12

In life-threatening illnesses, which of the following is considered the secondary patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Patient 
B) Physician 
C) Medical assistant 
D) Family and friends 
A) Patient 
B) Physician 
C) Medical assistant 
D) Family and friends

Question 13

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 14

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 15

Which of the following is the main reason for discussing patient's needs with the patient?

Accepted Answer

A) To give the patient power in dealing with the illness 
B) To provide the patient all the services he wants 
C) To make sure all referrals are made 
D) To give the family a patient "to do" list 
A) To give the patient power in dealing with the illness 
B) To provide the patient all the services he wants 
C) To make sure all referrals are made 
D) To give the family a patient "to do" list

Question 16

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

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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.

Exam 5: The Therapeutic Approach to the Patient With a Life-Threatening Illness

Which of the following is a major fear of patients with a life-threatening illness?

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

Identify the correct answer to the following statements. -allows an individual to make health care decisions for the patient when the patient is unable

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

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 NOT one of Kübler-Ross's stages of grief?

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?

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

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

Which of the following is a likely treatment for cancer?

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

In life-threatening illnesses, which of the following is considered the secondary patient?

Palliative care focuses on

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 the main reason for discussing patient's needs with the patient?

Which of the following is NOT a definition of a 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?

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

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

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